halite

See also: Halite

English

Yellow halite crystal

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheɪlaɪt/

Noun

halite (countable and uncountable, plural halites)

  1. (mineralogy) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.

Translations

Further reading

  • “Halite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • halite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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