Halite                        Mineral Group: HALIDES   
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Halite
  • we know halite as salt
  • Canada is the world's largest per capita consumers of salt because of our long roads, long winters and few people
  • translucent
  • vitreous luster

 
SPECIMEN ORIGIN: Windsor, Ontario CANADA
  • This massive, soft, peachy pink halite specimen is also called “rock salt”.
  • It feels slippery & greasy to the touch.
  • Salt dissolves easily in water and is formed by evaporation.
  • This piece has been carved into a candle holder.
     
SPECIMEN ORIGIN: Himalayas, PAKISTAN

 

 

 

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