Sylvite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Halide
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness
- Soft (Mohs under 3)
- Density
- Light (under 2.5 g/cm³)
- Occurs in
- Sedimentary rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Colourless, White, Red
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Sylvite is named after the 17th-century physician Franciscus Sylvius, who studied potassium salts.
- Most mined sylvite ends up as potash, the potassium fertilizer that feeds crops around the world.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q409091 · All stones · All entries