halite
/hal-ahyt, hey-lahyt/US // ˈhæl aɪt, ˈheɪ laɪt //UK // (ˈhælaɪt) //
辉绿岩,卤石,卤水,哈雷特
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
Examples
Chlorine occurs in nature chiefly combined with sodium, as halite or rock salt (NaCl).
Some of the uses of common salt are given in the description of halite in the preceding chapter.
Common salt constitutes the mineral halite, the composition of which is sodium chloride.
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