The mineral form of sodium chloride, commonly known as rock salt. It forms isometric crystals, typically colorless or white but tinted blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow or gray by inclusions and impurities, and it occurs with other evaporite minerals wherever ancient seas dried away. Its name comes from the Ancient Greek word for salt. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Formation ClassEvaporite (commonly occurs with other evaporite deposit minerals such as sulfates, halides and borates) 1 Chemical Formula Hardness (Mohs)Commonly cited range is 2.0 to 2.5 on the Mohs scale; 2.5 is used here. Classification
Crystal System Classification UseWikipedia 'Halite' states this use (or use-bearing statement); earth5 pass. Connections
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Halite named as one of the most common marine evaporite minerals.
Source Evaporite (Wikipedia)
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1. Halite (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationArticle text
Halite ( HAL-yte, HAY-lyte), commonly known as rock salt, is a type of salt, the mineral (natural) form of sodium chloride (NaCl).
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Halite ( HAL-yte, HAY-lyte), commonly known as rock salt, is a type of salt, the mineral (natural) form of sodium chloride (NaCl).
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The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow or gray depending on inclusion of other materials, impurities, and structural or isotopic abnormalities in the crystals.
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Evaporite (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Evaporite, Marine evaporite minerals sectionQuote, Associated With: Evaporite, Marine evaporite minerals section
The most common marine evaporites are calcite, gypsum and anhydrite, halite, sylvite, carnallite, langbeinite, polyhalite, and kainite.
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