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langbeinite (iou)



langbeinite noun. L19.
[from A. Langbein, 19th-cent. German chemist + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A sulphate of potassium and magnesium crystallizing in the cubic system, which occurs in marine salt deposits and is made synthetically, and is used in the production of fertilizers.