Definition of Kalinite

1. Noun. (minerology) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur. ¹

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Definition of Kalinite

1. native potash alum [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalinite

kalian
kalians
kalicine
kalicinite
kalif
kalifate
kalifates
kalifersite
kalifs
kaligenous
kalima
kalimba
kalimbas
kalimotxo
kalininite
kalinite (current term)
kalinites
kaliopenia
kaliopenic
kaliophilite
kaliophilites
kaliph
kaliphate
kaliphates
kaliphs
kalipyrochlore
kalis
kalistrontite
kalium
kaliums

Literary usage of Kalinite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"... the main source of the alum of commerce being cryolite, bauxite, and clay, as elsewhere noted. kalinite is a native potash alum; composition K2SO4. ..."

2. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni, Amos Peaslee Brown (1908)
"kalinite, KA1(S04)2 + 12H.O, I. H = 2-2.5; G = 1.75. Colorless, vitreous; in crusts, fibrous massive or earthy. Taste, sweetish-astringent. ..."

3. Guide to the Study of the Collections in the Section of Applied Geology by George Perkins Merrill (1901)
"... of commerce being cryolite, bauxite, and clay, as elsewhere noted. (See pp. 214, 229, and 325.) kalinite is a native potash alum; composition K2SO4. ..."

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