Halite (rock salt) which is used on driveways
halite (salt)
mixture of sodium chloride and calcium chloride
mixture of sodium chloride and calcium chloride
NaCl, sodium chloride, aka salt the mineral used on slippery winter surfers is called (HALITE)
Water does have an effect on the melting point of a mineral
The breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces is called a fracture. The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces is called cleavage.
Diamond is the hardest natural mineral on earth. That this mineral has the highest melting point of any mineral -- 3820 degrees Kelvin -- is logical. You can read more about this mineral, below.
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
metamorphism
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
That is called "fracture".