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No. The definition of a native mineral is described as, among other criterion, a natural occurring mineral consisting of a single element. Halite would not fit this definition as it is a mineral containing sodium and chloride.
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Is halite a native element?
Halite is actually a mineral, a combination of the elements sodium and chlorine (NaCl).
Who discovered halite?
Halite is the native mineral that we know as salt, as in table salt. It is an essential mineral, and it was known, used and even traded between peoples before recorded history. In that light, we cannot know who "discovered" halite. A link can be found below.
Which mineral is commonly used as a food additive?
Halite, or salt.
What mineral taste like salt?
Halite. Salt IS a mineral, a rock. Its name, when you find it on the ground in its natural form, is Halite.
What is halite?
Halite is a type of mineral (rock). Often is used for road salt.
Is halite a native element?
Halite is actually a mineral, a combination of the elements sodium and chlorine (NaCl).
Is Halite a magnetic mineral?
No, Halite is not a magnetic mineral.
Who discovered halite?
Halite is the native mineral that we know as salt, as in table salt. It is an essential mineral, and it was known, used and even traded between peoples before recorded history. In that light, we cannot know who "discovered" halite. A link can be found below.
Is halite a crystal?
Halite is a mineral with a crystalline structure.
What is the description of halite?
Halite is a type of mineral or salt.
Is halite metallic or non metallic?
The mineral halite is non-metallic.
A mineral that is easily dissolved and carried off in solution is?
halite
What is salt mineral?
The halide mineral group.
Which mineral is commonly used as a food additive?
Halite, or salt.
What mineral taste like salt?
Halite. Salt IS a mineral, a rock. Its name, when you find it on the ground in its natural form, is Halite.
Is salt a chemical rock?
Yes, rock salt is a mineral (halite) not a rock.
What rocks have salt in them?
Sodium chloride is not a rock: in the nature NaCl exist as the mineral halite.
