sylvite
/ˈsɪlvaɪt/
noun
- A soft, white or colorless mineral that is a major source of potassium, used mainly in fertilizers.
- Farmers rely on sylvite to produce potassium-rich fertilizers for their crops.
- The geologist identified the sample as sylvite because of its bitter taste and cubic crystals.
- Sylvite is often mined alongside halite in underground salt deposits.
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