noun
- Plural of halite; naturally occurring mineral form of sodium chloride (rock salt).
Usage: geology; mineralogy
Examples
- The halites in the salt mine sparkled under the miners' lights.
- Geologists studied the halites to understand the ancient evaporite deposits.
- These halites formed millions of years ago when seawater evaporated.
- The halites were extracted and processed for industrial use.
- Transparent halites are sometimes used as specimens in mineral collections.