Kainite n. : A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.

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Kainite. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Kainite (Mg S O 4·K Cl·3H2O) is a mineral salt that consists of ... This mineral is dull and soft, is colored white through yellow to red and is found in the Stassfurt salt mines in Saxony, Germany. ...