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halite
mineral form of sodium chloride
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Details
Instance of
mineral species
Subclass of
halite mineral group
,
halide class of minerals
Has parts
sodium chloride
chemical formula
NaCl
crystal system
cubic crystal system
described by source
Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature
,
Generum et Specierum Mineralium, Secundum Ordines Naturales Digestorum Synopsis
,
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge
,
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
,
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6
different from
table salt
IMA Mineral Symbol
Hl
IMA status and/or rank
grandfathered mineral (G)
Mohs' hardness
2
named after
rock salt
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
3.AA.20
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
3.AA.20
refractive index
1.5443
space group
space group Fm-3m
streak color
white
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
III/A.02
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Subject of
Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Rock-salt
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