halite

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(hal′īt′, hā′līt′)

noun

a soft, colorless or white mineral, NaCl; native sodium chloride; rock salt

Origin: < Gr hals, salt + -ite

See halite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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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