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Q: What is the technical term for rock salt?
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What is the texture of salt?

rock salt is rough... --------------------------------- Salt has not a texture (in the technical sense); if you think to crystallization it is face-centered cubic.


What is the texture of rock salt?

Salt has no texture (in the technical sense); if you think about crystallization, it is face-centered cubic.


Halite is another term for what?

Rock salt is the common term for halite. A common use for rock salt is to make the ice melt on highways in the winter.


What is the general term given to igneous rock that cools on the surface?

Lava is the general term for igneous rock that forms on the surface. Extrusive igneous rock is the more technical term.


What rock does rock salt turn into?

It does not turn into a rock. The term "rock" in rock salt is to describe the look and texture of the salt. Once the rock salt is used, it deomposes into its elements K, Cl, Ca then gets wahed away by rain, melted ice, or snow


What type of rock is salt?

Rock salt is not a rock...its just a salt that can be extracted from salty water especially from sea water.


Where is the Salt Rock in Salt Rock located?

The address of the Salt Rock is: 5575 Madison Creek Rd, Salt Rock, 25559 9801


What is the technical term for face?

The face is the proper technical term for itself.


If hyperbole is the technical term for overstatement what is the technical term for understatement?

unhyperbole


Is rock salt organic?

Rock salt is a chemical sedimentary rock.


Is rock salt clastic rock?

Rock salt is chemical!


Can rock salt be used as table salt?

Rock salt and table salt are both sodium chloride - NaCl; table salt is the pure form of rock salt.