magnesium oxide
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a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
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Even the sheath of a magnesium oxide insulating the thermocouple does not keep the hydrogen out.
Magnesium oxide, which is rocky on Earth, can be a liquid metal at the pressures and temperatures found in super-Earths and could generate a magnetic field in the mantles of super-Earths.
The magnesium oxide content ( MgO ) shall not exceed 5.0% by mass.
Magnesium oxide and other magnesium compounds are also used in the agricultural, chemical, and construction industries.