halite

hal·ite  (hlt, hlt)

n.

1. A colorless or white mineral, NaCl, occurring as cubic crystals and found in dried lakebeds in arid climates, mined or gathered for use as table salt.

2. Rock salt.

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halite [ˈhælaɪt]

n

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a colourless or white mineral sometimes tinted by impurities, found in beds as an evaporite. It is used to produce common salt and chlorine. Composition: sodium chloride. Formula: NaCl. Crystal structure: cubic Also called rock salt

[from New Latin halītes; see halo-, -ite²]

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halite  (hlt, hlt)

A colorless or white mineral occurring as cubic crystals. Halite is found in dried lakebeds in arid climates and is used as table salt. Chemical formula: NaCl. See more at salt.

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Noun

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halite - naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride rock salt atomic number 11, Na, sodium - a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt) mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition common salt, sodium chloride - a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)