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Definition of Kernite
1. Noun. A light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron.
Definition of Kernite
1. Noun. (minerology) A hydrated borate mineral, Na2B4O6(OH)2, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kernite
1. a mineral [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kernite
Literary usage of Kernite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mineral Commodity Summaries, 1996 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... kernite mine and associated compound plants. A second firm, using Searles Lake
brines as raw material at two plants, accounted for the remaining output. ..."
2. Bulletin by Nevada Bureau of Mines, Ontario. Dept. of Mines (1904)
"... by recent low prices for borax products, due to increased production from
Searles Lake brines and the Kern County water soluble borax mineral, kernite. ..."
3. Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1922)
"... origin of pegmatites and described in an article published in the American
Mineralogist a new commercial boron mineral, called kernite, from California. ..."
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