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halite

American  
[hal-ahyt, hey-lahyt] / ˈhæl aɪt, ˈheɪ laɪt /

noun

  1. a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.

halite British  
/ ˈhælaɪt /

noun

  1. Also called: rock salt.  a colourless or white mineral sometimes tinted by impurities, found in beds as an evaporite. It is used to produce common salt and chlorine. Composition: sodium chloride. Formula: NaCl. Crystal structure: cubic

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halite Scientific  
/ hăl′īt′,hā′līt′ /

  1. A colorless or white mineral occurring as cubic crystals. Halite is found in dried lakebeds in arid climates and is used as table salt. Chemical formula: NaCl.

  2. See more at salt

Etymology

Origin of halite

First recorded in 1865–70; hal- + -ite 1

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