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nouna light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
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- y a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
- davy English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
- sima rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
- talcum a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
- talc a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
- magnesia a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
- dolomite a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate
- dolomite a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer
- hornblende a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron
- carnallite a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium