HALITE (HAL-ITE)

What is halite?

• Halite is a well-known mineral made of Sodium and Chloride.
• It is commonly known as rock salt.

WHAT ARE HALITE'S USES

• It can be used for:
• Food Seasoning
• Salt Licks ( for cattle)
• Medicinal purposes
• Road Safety (to melt ice)

WHAT IS HALITE'S CHEMICAL FORMULA

• The chemical formula for Halite is NaCl

WHAT IS HALITES SPECIFIC GRAVITY

• Halite's specific gravity ranges from 2.1 - 2.6

WHAT IS HALITES HARDNESS?

• Halite's hardness is 2.5

COOL FACTS

• Halite strengthens the body with 84 minerals that are essential to good health
• In Roman society, Halite was used as currency.

WHAT IS HALITES COLOR OR COLORS

• Pure Halite is colorless
• Impurities can tint it to many colors such as:
• Yellow
• Orange
• Red

WHAT IS HALITE'S CHEMICAL MAKE UP

• Halite is made out of two things:
• Chloride
• Sodium

WHER CAN HALITE BE FOUND

• Some of the most common areas halite can be found in are:
• Texas, Louisiana
• Utah, California

HOW MUCH DOES HALITE COST PER POUND

• Halite is very inexpensive, on Amazon it cost $1.09 per pound.

HOW IS HALITE MINED

• Underground mining can be used when halite is found where seas used to be.
• When this happens Room-and-pillar mining is done. This is where tunnels are
• divided into rooms by man- made pillars of salt.

RESOURCES

• http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00461/halite.htm
• http://webmineral.com/data/Halite.shtml#.Uw_IfJK9KSM
• http://www.eoearth.org