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what is the chemical formula, color, mineral group, streak, hardness, luster, specific gravity of cleavage, transparency, fracture of the halite mineral
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- Chemical formula: NaCl (sodium chloride)
- Mineral group: Halide (isometric/cubic crystal system)
- Color: typically colorless to white; may be yellow, pink, red, blue, etc., from impurities
- Streak: white
- Hardness (Mohs): about 2–2.5 (commonly quoted as ~2.5)
- Luster: vitreous (glassy)
- Specific gravity: ≈ 2.17
- Cleavage: perfect cubic cleavage — three directions at 90°
- Transparency: transparent to translucent
- Fracture: brittle, conchoidal to uneven
- Mineral group: Halide (isometric/cubic crystal system)
- Color: typically colorless to white; may be yellow, pink, red, blue, etc., from impurities
- Streak: white
- Hardness (Mohs): about 2–2.5 (commonly quoted as ~2.5)
- Luster: vitreous (glassy)
- Specific gravity: ≈ 2.17
- Cleavage: perfect cubic cleavage — three directions at 90°
- Transparency: transparent to translucent
- Fracture: brittle, conchoidal to uneven
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