Mineral Presentation ——Carnalite Stella Sun
Chemical formula KCl·MgCl2·6H2O
Mineral properties Hardness: 2-3 Cleavage: don't break along a certain direction Luster: greasy luster Color: yellow, pink, red, blue; if pure, white, colorless Streak: white, yellow Magnetism: / Effervescence: /
Common uses Manufacture fertilizer and hydrochloric acid Manufacture potash fertilizer Extract magnesium
How to identify Its taste is salty, bitter, and spicy. Soluble in water, it solves even in the air humidity. Flame is violet indicates it contains potassium.
Other characteristics The quality of being clear and transparent: Transparency to translucence Mineral density: 1.6 Distribution: Germany and Russia
Dredger used to harvest the carnalite from the pond’s bed.
Citation http://ichn.iec.cat/bages/geologia/Imatges%20Grans/ecarnal%C2%B7lita.htm http://www.ipipotash.org/zh/eifc-image/2011/29/6/pic2
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