Definition of "kernite" [kernite]

• A colorless to white lustrous crystalline mineral, Na2B4O7·4H2O, that is a major source of ore of boron. (noun)

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• "The Kramer district in California holds the largest borax and kernite deposits in the world."
• "Which of these is good for nickel: kernite, kutnahorite, kullerudite, kieserite?"
• "As goes the global economic meltdown, so goes the kernite market."