noun
- a mineral form of sodium chloride; rock salt
Usage: geology; mineralogy
Examples
- The mine produced tons of halite for commercial use.
- Halite crystals formed naturally in the dried lake bed.
- Geologists identified halite deposits in the underground formation.
- The halite specimen displayed perfect cubic crystal structure.
- Ancient seas left behind thick layers of halite.
- Road salt is often made from processed halite.