Occurs in Pinal County. Common in Arizona.
See also rock salt, evaporite.
Chemical Formula: NaCl
Specific Gravity: 2.17
Hardness: 2.5
Halite, commonly known as table salt, is a sodium chloride mineral. It typically forms cubic crystals and is an important resource for the production of salt.
Next Pinal County mineral: Halloysite-10 Å