Kloridipitoisen

Kloridipitoisen is a Finnish adjective used in geology and mineralogy to describe substances that contain chloride ions or chloride-bearing minerals in notable amounts. In English, the equivalent terms are chloride-bearing or chloride-rich.

Etymology: kloridi means chloride; pitoisen derives from pitoisin, bearing or containing; the form kloridipitoisen is used as an attributive adjective in describing a material’s chemical character.

Usage: The term is applied to rocks, mineral assemblages, brines, or hydrothermal fluids with elevated chloride content. It denotes a chemical character rather than a distinct compound, and it helps differentiate chloride-rich environments from more typical, low-chloride settings.

Examples: kloridipitoiset mineraalit include halite (NaCl), sylvite (KCl), and carnallite (KMgCl3·6H2O). Kloridipitoiset liuokset refer to saline solutions with high chloride activity, which are common in evaporite basins and coastal groundwater systems.

See also: chloride, halide minerals, evaporites, saline waters, hydrothermal fluids.