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Halite Crystal Mineral Specimen

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This large amazing piece of pink halite is a great specimens that contains well formed cubic crystal structures. A wonderful addition to any mineral collection, great for a display piece.

According to modern metaphysical beliefs, halite corrects mood swings, enhances perception, and diminishes negativity. Pink halite crystals are thought to dispel depression.

Although known since antiquity, mineralogists recognized halite as a mineral species in the early 1800s after determining its composition. Its name stems from the Greek hals, meaning “salt.”

Well-developed, transparent halite crystals, especially when colorless or in hues of red, pink, yellow, blue, or purple are valued by collectors for display purposes. Because of their perfect cubic form, solubility, and excellent cleavability, halite crystals are often used for teaching purposes in high school and college earth-science classes.

Halite has a wide range of cool pastel colors and forms large evaporite deposits that crystallizes in the cubic system usually as clusters of interlocked, perfect cubes. It is also known as rock salt.

Size: 3.75″ x 6.5″

Locality: Collected from Searles Lake, San Bernardino County California, USA

 

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Halite Crystal Mineral Specimen

HALITE

HISTORY, NAME, LOCALITIES: Although known since antiquity, mineralogists recognized halite as a mineral species in the early 1800s after determining its composition.  Its name stems from the Greek hals, meaning “salt.”  Collecting localities are found in Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, Poland, Canada, and the United States (New York, Texas, Michigan, Utah, New Mexico, California).

MINERALOGY, PROPERTIES, OCCURRENCE: Halite [sodium chloride, NaCl], pronounced HAY-lite, is the most abundant halide mineral.  It crystallizes in the cubic system, usually as clusters of interlocked, perfect cubes, often with hoppered faces and truncated, octahedral corners.  Halite also occurs in massive, incrusted, and stalactitic forms.  It has a Mohs hardness of 2.0, perfect cleavage in three directions, vitreous luster, and specific gravity of 2.17.  Pure halite is colorless, but impurities impart a broad range of pastel colors.  Halite forms massive layers in evaporite deposits of chemical sedimentary rocks in association with gypsum and borax.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES, LORE, USES: With many important uses in medicine and food preservation, halite was an important, early trading commodity.  According to modern metaphysical beliefs, halite corrects mood swings, enhances perception, and diminishes negativity.  Pink halite crystals are thought to dispel depression, while blue crystals stimulate intuition.  As a major source of sodium and the only significant mineral source of chlorine, which are both the basic feedstocks for the manufacture of many chemical compounds, halite has great economic importance and is mined extensively.

COLLECTORS’ INFORMATION: Halite is widely collected for its attractive crystal clusters, high degree of cubic-crystal development, and wide range of pale colors.

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