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 |