langbeinite

English

Noun

langbeinite (countable and uncountable, plural langbeinites)

  1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of a mixed potassium and magnesium sulphate, with the chemical formula K2Mg2(SO4)3.

Further reading
  • “Langbeinite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “langbeinite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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