noun
- plural of kernite; hydrated borate minerals found in evaporite deposits, used as a source of boron compounds.
Usage: technical; mineralogy
Examples
- Kernites are important ore minerals mined in California's Mojave Desert.
- The chemical composition of kernites makes them valuable for industrial boron production.
- Geologists study kernites to understand the formation of evaporite deposits.
- Kernites crystallize in monoclinic structures and are relatively soft minerals.