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Definition of Halite
1. Noun. Naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride.
Terms within: Atomic Number 11, Na, Sodium
Generic synonyms: Mineral, Common Salt, Sodium Chloride
Definition of Halite
1. n. Native salt; sodium chloride.
Definition of Halite
1. Noun. (minerology) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Halite
1. a mineral [n -S]
Medical Definition of Halite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Halite
Literary usage of Halite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide to the Mineral Collections in the Illinois State Museum by Alja Robinson Crook, Illinois State Museum (1920)
"Ordinarily both halite and sylvite occur in granular and massive condition and
... halite cube from salt brine. as other transparent bodies allow passage of ..."
2. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"halite; SODIUM CHLORIDE; OR COMMON SALT. Composition.—Nad, = sodium, 60.6 per
cent; chlorine, 39.4 per cent. The natural substance is nearly always more or ..."
3. Handbook of Mineralogy, Blowpipe Analysis, and Geometrical Crystallography by Gurdon Montague Butler (1911)
"halite. NaCl. Hardness 2.5. (SaM, Common Salt, Rock Salt.) i Lustre. ... The uses
of halite (Salt) are well known. It is also the source of most of the ..."
4. Geology of Wisconsin: Survey of 1873-1879 by Wisconsin Chief Geologist (1883)
"Sulphides — continued. 18. Chalcopyrite. Anhydrous Silicates — continued. 14.
Marcasite. 15. Arsenopyrite. 16. Tetrahedrite. Chloride. 17. halite. Fluoride. ..."
5. Mineral Resources of Virginia by Thomas Leonard Watson, Ray Smith Bassler, Heinrich Ries, Roy Jay Holden (1907)
"halite; SODIUM CHLORIDE; OE COMMON SALT. Salt brines and rock salt both occur in
the Holston valley in association with gypsum. The salt and gypsum deposits ..."
6. Economic Mineralogy: A Practical Guide to the Study of Useful Minerals by Thomas Crook (1921)
"halite (common salt, rock-salt, or sodium chloride). General.—Cubic (fig. 218).
Occurs most commonly in the massive form as beds of rock-salt. ..."
7. Elementary Geology by Ralph Stockman Tarr (1897)
"Salt or halite (NaCl). — Salt is one of the most soluble of minerals, and is
constantly formed by the decay of compounds containing sodium. ..."
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