sylvite in English

noun
1
a colorless or white mineral consisting of potassium chloride, occurring typically as cubic crystals.
Potassium salts, such as sylvite (potassium chloride) are used to produce fertilizers for the agricultural industry, while boron salts, especially borax, are a basic resource for the glass industry.
noun
    sylvine

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1. ‘The lower, evaporitic part of each cycle contains halite, Anhydrite (secondary after sedimentary gypsum), and high salts (sylvite and polyhalite).’

2. Lop Nur sylvite area lies in the east of Talim Basin that is very dry and poor in water resource.

3. Carnallite is an important source of potash, an invaluable fertilizer. Sylvite is the more important source of potash, but Carnallite makes a significant contribution

4. The recombination of high polymer with strong antisalt and sylvite can enhance its inhibitory action on water sensitivity of mud stone...