Halite
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| Halite[1][2] | |
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| Mineralogical name | Halite |
| Chemical name | Sodium chloride |
| Trivial name | Common Salt, Rock Salt |
| Chemical formula | {{{chemical_Formula}}} |
| Other forms | Sodium chloride dihydrate/Hydrohalite (NaCl•2H2O)[3] |
| Crystal system | {{{Crystal_System}}} |
| Crystal structure | {{{Crystal_Structure}}} |
| Deliquescence humidity 20°C | 75 |
| Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | |
| Density (g/cm³) | 2,163 g/cm3 |
| Molar volume | 27,02 cm3/mol |
| Molar weight | 58,44 g/mol |
| Transparency | transparent to translucent |
| Cleavage | perfect |
| Crystal habit | |
| Twinning | |
| Phase transition | |
| Chemical behavior | |
| Comments | |
| Crystal Optics | |
| Refractive Indices | nD=1,544 |
| Birefringence | |
| Optical Orientation | isotropic |
| Pleochroism | |
| Dispersion | |
| Used Literature | |
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Weblinks[edit]
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Halite.shtml viewed on 28/07/2010
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-1804.html viewed on 28/07/2010
- ↑ www.mindat.org/min-1804.html viewed on 28/07/2010