LISTING
DESCRIPTION
Sylvite is potassium
chloride (KCl) in natural mineral form. It forms
crystals in the isometric system very similar to normal rock salt,halite (NaCl). The two are, in fact, isomorphous.[4] Sylvite is
colorless to white with shades of yellow and red due to inclusions. It has aMohs hardness of 2.5 and a specific gravity of 1.99. It has
a refractive index of 1.4903.[5] Sylvite has a
salty taste with a distinct bitterness.
DETAILED
DESACRIPTION
Sylvite is one of
the last evaporite minerals to precipitate out of
solution. As such, it is only found in very dry saline areas. Its principal use
is as a potassium fertilizer.
Sylvite is found in
many evaporite deposits worldwide. Massive bedded deposits occur in New Mexico
and western Texas, and in Utah in the US, but the largest world source is in
Saskatchewan, Canada. The vast deposits in Saskatchewan, Canada were formed by the
evaporation of aDevonian seaway. Sylvite is
the official mineral of Saskatchewan.
Sylvite was first
described in 1832 at Mt.
Vesuvius near Napoli in Italy and named for the Dutchchemist, François Sylvius de le Boe (1614–1672).
PRICE
$260/MT OR $0.11/IB
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