langbeinite

(laŋ′bīn īt′)

noun

a mineral, KMg(SO), that is often found in salt deposits as a natural sulfate of potassium and magnesium, used as a source of potash

Origin: Ger langbeinit, after A. Langbein, 19th-c. Ger chemist who identified it + -it, -ite

See langbeinite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An evaporite mineral, K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃, used as a source of potassium sulfate for fertilizer.

Origin:

Origin: After A. Langbein, 19th-century German chemist

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