Meaning & use
halite
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A mineral form of sodium chloride; naturally occurring rock salt.
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Miners extracted large deposits of halite from the underground salt mine.
The pink hue of the halite crystals came from trace minerals in the rock.
A note on using this word
Halite is the geological name for the same substance as ordinary table salt, though the mined mineral form usually contains impurities not found in refined salt.
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rock salt
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