kainite

See also: Kainite and kaïnite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kainit; see there for more.

Noun

kainite (countable and uncountable, plural kainites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO4·KCl·3H2O, found in German salt mines.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Kainite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “kainite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Italian

Noun

kainite f (plural kainiti)

  1. (mineralogy) kainite
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