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magnesite

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 728777 Last modified 19.03.2025
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Domain mineralogy
magnesite
  • a white, colourless, or lightly tinted mineral consisting of naturally occurring magnesium carbonate in hexagonal crystalline form: a source of magnesium and also used in the manufacture of refractory bricks
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  • Magneesium esineb maakides peamiselt karbonaatidena – magnesiidina (magnesite) MgCO3, dolomiidina (dolomite) MgCO3∙CaCO3 ning kloriididena – peamiselt karnalliidina (carnallite) MgCl2∙KCl∙6H2O.
magnesite
MgCO3 formula

Materjalitehnika terminibaas

ID 674522 Last modified 22.01.2025
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Domain ceramic technologyheating technologycasting
  • magneesiumkarbonaat MgCO3, mis leiab kasutamist tulekindlate materjalide valmistamisel (vt magnesiittulis)
  • carbonate of magnesium MgCO3 - a basic refractory used in open-hearth and other high-temperature furnaces (see: magnesite refractory)
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    • It is obtained from natural deposits (mostly magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3 ) which is calcined at high temperature to drive off carbon dioxide and moisture, before being used as a refractory.
magnesiit
magnesite
магнезит

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