Bitter Spar (Noun)
Meaning
A light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Dolostone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of the mineral dolomite, also known as bitter spar.
- The fertilizer company added bitter spar to the soil to increase its magnesium content.
- Bitter spar is often used as a source of magnesium in the production of cement.
- The geologist carefully extracted a sample of bitter spar from the limestone cave.
- In the ceramics industry, bitter spar is used as a flux to lower the melting point of quartz.