Name |
|
Halite
(Rock Salt) |
Chemistry |
|
NaCl |
Hardness |
|
2.5 |
Lustre |
|
vitreous |
Colour |
|
white, clear, light blue, dark blue, pink |
Streak |
|
white |
Density [g/cm3] |
|
2.1 - 2.2 |
Crystal habit |
|
isometric, crystals [100] |
Cleavage, Fracture |
|
[100], [010], [001] perfect |
other characteristics
and occurrences |
|
with other minerals (sulfates,
borates) of evaporite deposits |
|
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