A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See Dolomite.
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A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.
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A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact…
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A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It ha…
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Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.
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A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.
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Alt. of Periclasite
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Alt. of Spinelle
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