Constituent
- Name
- Halite
- IMA name
- Halite
- Class
- non-silicate mineral
- Compound type
- halide
- Relevance
- main - major
- Arrangement
- in multi-phases
- Mass fraction
- 0.81 $\pm$ 0.1
- Formula
- $NaCl$
- Chemical formula
- NaCl
- Elemental formula
- Na Cl
- Isotope mixture type
- terrestrial abundance
- Oxides
-
Formula $Na_{2}O$ $Cl$ Mass fraction (%)
Strunz
- Class
- halides (03)
- Division
- simple halides, without H2O (03.A)
- Family
- M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc. (03.AA)
- Code
- 03.AA.20
Dana
- Major class
- halides (IV)
- Class
- anhydrous and hydrated halides (09)
- Type
- where AX (09.01)
- Group
- Halite group (09.01.01)
- Code
- 09.01.01.01
- Phase type
- crystalline
- Crystal system
- isometric (cubic)
- Crystal class
- hexoctahedral
- Crystal class symbol
- m-3m (Oh)
- Crystal spacegroup
- Fm-3m
- Molar mass
- 58.44 $g/mol$
- Density
- 2.17 $g/cm^3$
- Refringence type
- isotropic
- Refringence sign
- no
- Refraction index $n_{\alpha}$
- 1.544
- Color
- white, light blue, dark blue, pink
- Diaphaneity
- transparent
- Luster
- vitreous