noun
- a white or colorless mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium sulfate, used as a source of magnesium in fertilizers
Usage: mineralogy
Examples
- Kieserite deposits are commonly found in evaporite formations.
- The fertilizer company extracts magnesium from kieserite ore.
- Kieserite crystals form when seawater evaporates under specific conditions.
- Agricultural researchers studied kieserite as a slow-release magnesium source.
- The mineral kieserite was first discovered in German salt mines.
- Farmers apply kieserite to correct magnesium deficiency in crops.