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Halite - Mineral Properties and Uses |
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Uses |
Halite uses include: table salt, tanning. |
Color |
colorless or white, (yellow, red, blue, purple, orange if impure) |
Streak |
white |
Luster |
vitreous |
Diaphaneity |
transparent to translucent |
Cleavage |
perfect, cubic |
Hardness |
2.5 |
Specific Gravity |
2.2 |
Distinguishing
Characteristics |
taste, cleavage |
Crystal System |
isometric |
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Halite from Retsof, New York.
Specimen is approximately 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) across.
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Halite from the Salton Sea, California.
Specimen is approximately 4 inches (10 centimeters) across.
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