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Because it meets all of the requirements: solid, inorganic, definite chemical formula, naturally occurring, and crystalline structure.
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What is one reason table salt would be classified as a mineral?
The mineral halite (table salt) meets all the requirements for being defined as a mineral in that it is naturally occurring, a solid, has a chemical formula, has a crystalline structure, and is inorganic.
How is rock salt classified?
Rock salt (scientific name as a mineral is halite) is a sedimentary or evaporite mineral. The chemical formula is NaCl. Classification after Strunz (8th ed.): 3/A.02-30 Classification after Dana: 9.1.1.1
What mineral has the chemical formula NaCl?
Halite, or more commonly refereed to as salt.
Is magnetite classified as a mineral or a rock?
Magnetite is classified as a mineral, not a rock.
Is magnetite classified as a rock or a mineral?
Magnetite is classified as a mineral, not a rock.
Why is salt classified as a mineral?
Salt is classified as a mineral because it is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and orderly atomic structure. It is formed through geological processes such as evaporation of seawater or the precipitation of minerals from underground brine deposits. Salt meets the criteria to be considered a mineral based on its physical and chemical properties.
Is salt a vitamin or mineral?
Salt is a mineral....i think
Is pantothenic acid classified as a vitamin or a mineral?
Pantothenic acid is classified as a vitamin, not a mineral.
Where was salt founded?
Salt used in cooking is derived from seawater (sea salt) or from layers of salt in mineral deposits (rock salt or mineral salt).
What mineral is in salt?
Salt (table salt, edible salt etc.) is sodium chloride - NaCl.In geology the mineral of salt is called halite.
What food group is salt in?
it's not in either food group salt is a mineral
What is salt mineral?
The halide mineral group.
