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)
- (mineralogy) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
- (chemistry) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
Related terms
Synonyms
- halogenite (for the oxyanion)
Translations
Further reading
- “Halite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “halite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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