Halite
Halite
Item-No.: MINS4490 Price: 30.00 EUR
Merkers Mine, Merkers, Krayenberggemeinde, Thüringen, Germany
Synonyms: | Common Salt, halites, Muriate of Soda, Natrikalite, Rock Salt, Salt, Saltspar |
Classification: | Halides |
Chemical formula: | NaCl |
Crystal system: | Isometric |
Density (g/cm3): | 2,168 measured, 2,165 calculated |
Tenacity: | Brittle |
Cleavage: | Perfect on {001} |
Fracture: | Conchoidal |
Hardness (Mohs): | 2 - 2,5 |
Colour: | Colourless, whitish, yellow, red, purple or blue |
Lustre: | Vitreous |
Streak: | White |
Application: | Edible salt, chlorine production |