magnesite
IPA: mˈægnʌsaɪt
noun
- (mineralogy) A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO₃, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.
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Examples of "magnesite" in Sentences
- She was carrying a cargo of magnesite and pit props.
- Magnesite can also be used as a binder in flooring material.
- Asbestos, talc and magnesite have been mined in the Cobb area.
- Salem also has one of the largest magnesite deposits in India.
- Magnesite has been found to have appropriate thermal conductivity.
- The southern and south eastern areas of Anshan are rich in magnesite.
- The first magnesite furnace in present day Slovakia was built in 1894.
- However, the most successful ore to be mined in Chewelah was magnesite.
- Crnoljeva is rich in ores, most notably the chromium, magnesite and coal.
- A refractory of fused or dead burned dolomitic grain bonded with fine magnesite.