halite: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	rock salt

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Diagram comparing the crystal lattice structures of halite (NaCl) and fluorite (CaF2), with colored spheres representing chloride and sodium ions in halite, and fluoride and calcium ions in fluorite.

Learn how lake water is spread in shallow basins to extract halite and other minerals from the Great Salt Lake

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simple halide fluorite ammonium chloride calomel cerargyrite carnallite sylvite