Halite (common salt, NaCl) is colorless and transparent, but impurities may tint it yellow, red, blue, or purple. Pure NaCl often crystallizes in a cubic form, and shows perfect cubic cleavage when broken.
Halite typically exhibits perfect cubic cleavage, meaning it breaks into perfect cubes or square shapes along its crystal planes. This cleavage is a defining characteristic of halite and can be observed by examining the broken surfaces of the mineral.
Halite's transparency is transparent/translucent.
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Halite typically has a transparent to translucent appearance and displays a conchoidal fracture, meaning it breaks into smooth, curved surfaces similar to broken glass. These fractures are usually reflective and can be seen in clear halite specimens when they are broken or cleaved.
Halite has a glassy or vitreous luster.
Halite typically exhibits perfect cubic cleavage, meaning it breaks into perfect cubes or square shapes along its crystal planes. This cleavage is a defining characteristic of halite and can be observed by examining the broken surfaces of the mineral.
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Halite, also known as rock salt, is odorless. It does not have a distinctive smell.
Halite is a mineral with a crystalline structure.
Halite is a type of mineral or salt.
Halite does not react with HCl.
Halite can scratch gypsum.
halite has 6 sides
Halite is non-metallic. You can tell because any mineral that you can partially see through it is non-metallic . . . metallic are only minerals that look like metal.
Halite is sodium chloride, NaCl.
Halite is sodium chloride, NaCl.
Halite's transparency is transparent/translucent.