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Royal Society of London, Proceedings: 9A: 468-489.",{"id":350,"year":347,"html":351,"doi":11},16111284,"Straumanis and Ievins (1914) Zeitschrift für Physik, Brunswick, Berlin: 109: 468.",{"id":353,"year":354,"html":355,"doi":11},16111285,1932,"Tertsch (1932) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 81: 264.",{"id":357,"year":358,"html":359,"doi":11},16111286,1933,"Paniche (1933) Periodico de Mineralogia-Roma: 4: 25. [as β-halite].",{"id":361,"year":358,"html":362,"doi":11},16111290,"Panichi, U. (1933) Sul dimorfismo del salgemma e della silvite. Periodico di Mineralogia: 25-33.",{"id":364,"year":365,"html":366,"doi":11},520558,1937,"Kennard, T. G.; Howell, David H.; Yaeckel, M. P. (1937) Spectrographic examination of colorless and blue halite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  22 (1). 65-67 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM22\u002FAM22_65.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":368,"year":369,"html":370,"doi":11},16111288,1941,"Murzaev (1941) Ac.sc. Leningrad Comptes rendus (Doklady): 33: 306. [as Saltspar].",{"id":372,"year":373,"html":374,"doi":375},7745308,1948,"Borchert, Werner (1948) Verfärbung von Steinsalz durch Röntgenstrahlen. \u003Ci>Heidelberger Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie\u003C\u002Fi>,  1 (2). 203-212 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fbf01098083'>doi:10.1007\u002Fbf01098083\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fbf01098083",{"id":377,"year":378,"html":379,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":381,"year":382,"html":383,"doi":384},2194680,1960,"Howard, C. L. H., Kerr, P. F. (1960) Blue Halite. \u003Ci>Science\u003C\u002Fi>, 132 (3443). 1886-1887 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1126\u002Fscience.132.3443.1886'>doi:10.1126\u002Fscience.132.3443.1886\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1126\u002Fscience.132.3443.1886",{"id":386,"year":387,"html":388,"doi":389},2047154,1966,"Savoie, R., Anderson, A. (1966) Infrared and Raman Studies of Crystalline HCl, DCl, HBr, and DBr. \u003Ci>The Journal of Chemical Physics\u003C\u002Fi>,  44 (2) 548-556 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1063\u002F1.1726724'>doi:10.1063\u002F1.1726724\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1063\u002F1.1726724",{"id":391,"year":392,"html":393,"doi":11},16111292,1972,"Hunt, G.R., Salisbury, J.W., Lenhoff, C.J. (1972) Visible and near-infrared spectra of minerals and rocks: V. Halides, phosphates, arsenates, vanadates and borates. Modern Geology: 3: 121-132.",{"id":395,"year":396,"html":397,"doi":11},15970750,1976,"Kirchheimer, F. (1976): Blaues Steinsalz und sein Vorkommen im Neckar- und Oberrheingebiet. Geologisches Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Heft 18.",{"id":399,"year":400,"html":401,"doi":11},16111293,1977,"Basso R., Della Giusta A., Isetti G. (1977) Anomalie ottiche in cristalli di salgemma. Periodico di mineralogia: 91-98.",{"id":403,"year":404,"html":405,"doi":11},16111294,1980,"Janz, G.J. (1980) Molten-salts data as reference-standards for density, surface-tension viscosity and electrical conductance - KNO3 and NaCl. Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data: 9: 791-829.",{"id":407,"year":408,"html":409,"doi":11},16111295,1990,"Williams-Jones, A.E., Samson, I.M. (1990) Theoretical estimation of halite solubility in the system NaCl-CaCl2-H2O: applications to fluid inclusions. The Canadian Mineralogist: 28: 299-304.",{"id":411,"year":412,"html":413,"doi":414},551085,1995,"Sonnenfeld, Peter (1995) The color of rock salt—A review. \u003Ci>Sedimentary Geology\u003C\u002Fi>,  94 (3) 267-276 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002F0037-0738(94)00093-a'>doi:10.1016\u002F0037-0738(94)00093-a\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002F0037-0738(94)00093-a",{"id":416,"year":417,"html":418,"doi":419},152400,1996,"Wang, Kai; Reeber, RobertR. (1996) Thermal expansion of alkali halides at high pressure: NaCl as an example. \u003Ci>Physics and Chemistry of Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>,  23 (6). 354-360 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fbf00199501'>doi:10.1007\u002Fbf00199501\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fbf00199501",{"id":421,"year":422,"html":423,"doi":424},16052495,2002,"Africano, F., Van Rompaey, G., Bernard, A., Le Guern, F (2002) Deposition of trace elements from high temperature gases of Satsuma-Iwojima volcano. \u003Ci>Earth Planets and Space\u003C\u002Fi>,  54 (3). 275-286 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1186\u002FBF03353027'>doi:10.1186\u002FBF03353027\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1186\u002FBF03353027",{"id":426,"year":427,"html":428,"doi":11},16964724,2005,"(2005) Halite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fhalite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":430,"year":431,"html":432,"doi":433},16725907,2008,"Wesełucha-Birczyńska, Aleksandra, Toboła, Tomasz, Natkaniec-Nowak, Lucyna (2008) Raman microscopy of inclusions in blue halites. \u003Ci>Vibrational Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  48 (2) 302-307 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2008.05.005'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2008.05.005\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2008.05.005",{"id":435,"year":436,"html":437,"doi":438},8448169,2010,"Zelek, Sylwia, Stadnicka, Katarzyna (2010) Structure deformation and spectroscopic properties of blue halite from Kłodawa. \u003Ci>Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography\u003C\u002Fi>, 66.  \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1107\u002Fs0108767310095553'>doi:10.1107\u002Fs0108767310095553\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1107\u002Fs0108767310095553",{"id":440,"year":441,"html":442,"doi":443},16725489,2012,"Wesełucha-Birczyńska, Aleksandra, Zelek, Sylwia, Stadnicka, Katarzyna (2012) Blue halite colour centre aggregates studied by micro-Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. \u003Ci>Vibrational Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  60. 124-128 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2011.11.001'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2011.11.001\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2011.11.001",{"id":445,"year":441,"html":446,"doi":447},396870,"Matsui, M., Higo, Y., Okamoto, Y., Irifune, T., Funakoshi, K.-I. (2012) Simultaneous sound velocity and density measurements of NaCl at high temperatures and pressures: Application as a primary pressure standard. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  97 (10) 1670-1675 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam.2012.4136'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam.2012.4136\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam.2012.4136",{"id":449,"year":450,"html":451,"doi":452},17250,2014,"Zelek, Sylwia M.; Wesełucha-Birczyńska, Aleksandra; Szklarzewicz, Janusz; Stadnicka, Katarzyna M. (2014) Spectroscopic properties of halite from Kłodawa salt mine, central Poland. \u003Ci>Mineralogy and Petrology\u003C\u002Fi>,  109 (1). 45-51 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fs00710-014-0348-0'>doi:10.1007\u002Fs00710-014-0348-0\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fs00710-014-0348-0",{"id":454,"year":450,"html":455,"doi":456},17232,"Zelek, Sylwia M., Stadnicka, Katarzyna M., Toboła, Tomasz, Natkaniec-Nowak, Lucyna (2014) Lattice deformation of blue halite from Zechstein evaporite basin: Kłodawa Salt Mine, Central Poland. \u003Ci>Mineralogy and Petrology\u003C\u002Fi>,  108 (5) 619-631 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fs00710-014-0323-9'>doi:10.1007\u002Fs00710-014-0323-9\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fs00710-014-0323-9",{"id":458,"year":459,"html":460,"doi":461},1109886,2016,"TOBOŁA, Tomasz (2016) Inclusions in anhydrite crystals from blue halite veins in the Kłodawa Salt Dome (Zechstein, Poland). 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Spectroscopic studies on blue halite. \u003Ci>Journal of Luminescence\u003C\u002Fi>,  194. 327-333 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.jlumin.2017.10.013'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.jlumin.2017.10.013\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.jlumin.2017.10.013",{"id":472,"year":473,"html":474,"doi":475},12999884,2021,"Calas, Georges; Galoisy, Laurence; Geisler, Alexis (2021) Sodium nanoparticles in alkali halide minerals: Why is villiaumite red and halite blue? \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  106 (5). 838-842 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam-2021-7917'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam-2021-7917\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam-2021-7917",[477,484,493,499,504,514,519,529,538,542,552,561,570,579,589,598,607,615,624,632,641,650,657,666,674,681,689,696,702,709,716,724,731,738,744,753,760,767,774,780,787,796,802,808,815,822,829,835,841,848,855,862,869,878,887,894,901,908,916,923,930,937,945,952,959,965,972,981,988,993],{"id":478,"source_url":479,"license_code":480,"credit_html":481,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":482,"original_height":483},29829,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F115006","CC BY 4.0","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F115006\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Geology, TalTech\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",1000,666,{"id":485,"source_url":486,"license_code":487,"credit_html":488,"title":489,"description":490,"author":491,"original_width":492,"original_height":354},10761,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=746853","CC BY-SA 2.5","Lestat (Jan Mehlich), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=746853\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halit-kolejny.JPG","Kryształy soli kamiennej w podziemiach Sandomierza.","Lestat (Jan Mehlich)",2576,{"id":494,"source_url":495,"license_code":496,"credit_html":497,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":482,"original_height":498},29830,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F65607","CC BY-SA 4.0","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F65607\" rel=\"noopener\">The Estonian Museum of Natural History\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",555,{"id":500,"source_url":501,"license_code":496,"credit_html":502,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":503,"original_height":482},29831,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F204664","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F204664\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",949,{"id":505,"source_url":506,"license_code":507,"credit_html":508,"title":509,"description":510,"author":511,"original_width":512,"original_height":513},10763,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6596433","Public domain","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6596433\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite rose.jpg","Halite : Trona, San Bernardino Co., California, USA","Parent Géry",4288,2848,{"id":515,"source_url":516,"license_code":496,"credit_html":517,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":518,"original_height":482},29832,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F212282","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F212282\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",902,{"id":520,"source_url":521,"license_code":522,"credit_html":523,"title":524,"description":525,"author":526,"original_width":527,"original_height":528},57995,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=3779800","CC BY-SA 2.0","włodi from Szczecin, Poland, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=3779800\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Rock salt crystal.jpg","A macro shot of salt crystals taken in the Natural History Museum of Vienna.","włodi from Szczecin, Poland",1024,768,{"id":530,"source_url":531,"license_code":496,"credit_html":532,"title":533,"description":534,"author":535,"original_width":536,"original_height":537},10764,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6896661","Didier Descouens, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6896661\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Selpologne.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa> \n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Location: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWieliczka_Salt_Mine\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wieliczka Salt Mine\"> Wieliczka Salt Mine\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUNESCO_World_Heritage_Site\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:UNESCO World Heritage Site\">UNESCO World Heritage Site\u003C\u002Fa>, Wieliczka, Małopolskie, Poland\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 16×15×13 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Didier Descouens",3780,3582,{"id":539,"source_url":540,"license_code":480,"credit_html":541,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":482,"original_height":483},29833,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F116603","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F116603\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Geology, TalTech\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",{"id":543,"source_url":544,"license_code":545,"credit_html":546,"title":547,"description":548,"author":549,"original_width":550,"original_height":551},57996,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9044801","CC BY-SA 3.0","Cs california, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9044801\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite Mosslanding.jpg","Norman and Gertrude Pendleton mineral collection\n\u003Cp>Halite\nNaCl\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nMoss Landing, California","Cs california",3872,2592,{"id":553,"source_url":554,"license_code":480,"credit_html":555,"title":556,"description":557,"author":558,"original_width":559,"original_height":560},10766,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=86671875","Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=86671875\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite on wood MNHN Minéralogie.jpg","Halite on wood from the Wieliczka salt mine, Poland. Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology of the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris.","Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart",5000,3333,{"id":562,"source_url":563,"license_code":545,"credit_html":564,"title":565,"description":566,"author":567,"original_width":568,"original_height":569},57997,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10463184","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10463184\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-sf25c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.6 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Halite #\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Again, i know halite isn't exactly the most glamorous of species, but still....you HAVE to be taken aback by the shocking coloration of the best purple and blue halite crysatls from certain localities, combined with teh sharp, artifical-looking cubic habit a good halite crystal shows. This is one of two similar-sized specimens from a collection being dispersed at the Rochester show, and I bought both. It has a riveting DEEP NAVY BLUE color the hue of expensive leaded glass - MUCH BETTER IN PERSON even than shown. It has internal brightness, and lustrous faces on all sides except the rear face (which was contacted). As far as these go, it is an unusually sharp and full crystal. Mostly, all you see are colorful shards and cleavages.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",219,400,{"id":571,"source_url":572,"license_code":496,"credit_html":573,"title":574,"description":575,"author":576,"original_width":577,"original_height":578},10767,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=115618901","PLBechly, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=115618901\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite sphere.jpg","Halite (NaCl) sphere - 6\" diameter","PLBechly",2265,2303,{"id":580,"source_url":581,"license_code":582,"credit_html":583,"title":584,"description":585,"author":586,"original_width":587,"original_height":588},57998,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=34891502","CC BY 2.0","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=34891502\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Rock salt Mississippi Potash East Mine, New Mexico.jpg","\u003Cp>Rock salt (halitite) (8.3 cm across) - blue & whitish & clear & orangish rock salt (8.3 cm across) from the subsurface Salado Formation of New Mexico.  The orangish and bluish coloration is caused by radiation from potassium-40 in nearby potash salts, resulting in excess free sodium metal in the halite.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Stratigraphy: McNutt Member (McNutt Potash Member), middle Salado Formation, Ochoan Stage, upper Upper Permian.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nLocality: Mississippi Potash East Mine, Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy County, southeastern New Mexico, USA.","James St. John",1033,895,{"id":590,"source_url":591,"license_code":496,"credit_html":592,"title":593,"description":594,"author":595,"original_width":596,"original_height":597},58001,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=49576963","Zbynek Burival, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=49576963\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-rock-salt-inowroclaw-poland.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa> from Inowroclaw, Poland.\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Natural green colored cubic crystals of halite (rock salt) on the solid white background.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Locality: Inowroclaw, Poland.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size 20 x 8 cm. Collection of Ivo Halíček.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Zbynek Burival",4500,2980,{"id":599,"source_url":600,"license_code":496,"credit_html":601,"title":602,"description":603,"author":604,"original_width":605,"original_height":606},58002,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=49736222","Lech Darski, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=49736222\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halit (NaCl) - Kopalnia soli Wieliczka, Polska.jpg","Halit (NaCl) - Kopalnia soli Wieliczka, Polska.","Lech Darski",3794,2529,{"id":608,"source_url":609,"license_code":496,"credit_html":610,"title":611,"description":612,"author":613,"original_width":614,"original_height":551},58004,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=74634684","Kritzolina, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=74634684\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Minerals in the Indian Museum, Kolkata 08.jpg","Minerals in the Indian Museum, Kolkata- Rock salt from Punjab","Kritzolina",3888,{"id":616,"source_url":617,"license_code":496,"credit_html":618,"title":619,"description":620,"author":621,"original_width":622,"original_height":623},58005,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=98675059","Topi Pigula, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=98675059\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Aveiro salt.jpg","Salt extracted from soles in Aveiro, Portugal, photo by Topi Pigula","Topi Pigula",6000,4000,{"id":625,"source_url":626,"license_code":496,"credit_html":627,"title":628,"description":629,"author":613,"original_width":630,"original_height":631},58009,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=129509024","Kritzolina, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=129509024\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Rock Salt from Germany.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa> (also \u003Ci>rock salt\u003C\u002Fi>) from Hannover, Germany",5472,3648,{"id":633,"source_url":634,"license_code":496,"credit_html":635,"title":636,"description":637,"author":638,"original_width":639,"original_height":640},58011,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=138621313","Geolina163, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=138621313\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joanneum Naturkundemuseum Steinsalz Hallstatt.jpg","Universalmuseum Joanneum Naturkundemuseum: Steinsalz, Hallstatt","Geolina163",3858,3510,{"id":642,"source_url":643,"license_code":496,"credit_html":644,"title":645,"description":646,"author":647,"original_width":648,"original_height":649},58013,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=157536045","W.carter, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=157536045\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Pink rock salt crystal 1.jpg","Pink rock salt crystal. Displayed on an upside-down drinking glass (for size). Studio photography in Vibble, Visby, Gotland, Sweden.","W.carter",1215,1083,{"id":651,"source_url":652,"license_code":496,"credit_html":653,"title":654,"description":646,"author":647,"original_width":655,"original_height":656},58014,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=157536050","W.carter, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=157536050\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Pink rock salt crystal 4.jpg",1280,1052,{"id":658,"source_url":659,"license_code":496,"credit_html":660,"title":661,"description":662,"author":663,"original_width":664,"original_height":665},70747,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=36922274","Flixtey, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=36922274\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Salt Peter.jpg","This is an image of food from","Flixtey",5184,3456,{"id":667,"source_url":668,"license_code":507,"credit_html":669,"title":670,"description":671,"author":672,"original_width":673,"original_height":673},1657,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1955906","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1955906\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Aphthitalite w- halite trona Hydrous sodium potassium sulfate Searles lake California 2283.jpg","These mineral images are free to use how you wish.","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com",700,{"id":675,"source_url":676,"license_code":522,"credit_html":677,"title":678,"description":679,"author":680,"original_width":623,"original_height":622},1663,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118183598","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118183598\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Aphthitalite with Halite, Sulphohalite, and Borax altering to Tincalconite (48002924171).jpg","\u003Cp>Searles Lake\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nCalifornia, USA","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",{"id":682,"source_url":683,"license_code":582,"credit_html":684,"title":685,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":687,"original_height":688},4762,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151360","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151360\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 3.jpg","Evaporite rock from the Permian of New Mexico, USA. (collected in 1958)\n\u003Cp>Evaporites are chemical sedimentary rocks that form by the evaporation of water and the precipitation of dissolved minerals.  Rock salt and rock gypsum are the two most common evaporites.  This polymineralic evaporite rock is composed of reddish-colored ferruginous sylvite (KCl - potassium chloride with iron oxide), halite (NaCl - sodium chloride), carnallite (KMgCl3·6H2O - hydrous potassium magnesium chloride), and polyhalite (K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O - hydrous potassium calcium magnesium sulfate).\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Stratigraphy: Salado Formation, Upper Permian\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nLocality: Southwest Potash Mine (= Amax Mine; = Horizon Potash Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA",2833,2928,{"id":690,"source_url":691,"license_code":582,"credit_html":692,"title":693,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":694,"original_height":695},4763,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151377","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151377\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 14.jpg",3826,2310,{"id":697,"source_url":698,"license_code":582,"credit_html":699,"title":700,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":701,"original_height":323},13692,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=95746473","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=95746473\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 2.jpg",3123,{"id":703,"source_url":704,"license_code":582,"credit_html":705,"title":706,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":707,"original_height":708},13693,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151369","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151369\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 9.jpg",2433,2974,{"id":710,"source_url":711,"license_code":582,"credit_html":712,"title":713,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":714,"original_height":715},13694,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151372","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151372\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 10.jpg",3351,3000,{"id":717,"source_url":718,"license_code":545,"credit_html":719,"title":720,"description":721,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":723},14373,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138387","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138387\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Leonite-Halite-112538.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLeonite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Leonite\">Leonite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Potash Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRo%C3%9Fleben\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Roßleben\">Roßleben\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuerfurt\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Querfurt\">Querfurt\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSaxony-Anhalt\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Saxony-Anhalt\">Saxony-Anhalt\u003C\u002Fa>, Germany (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-105953.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Leonite as white pseudomorphs after picromerite crystals; minor halite is associated underneath and around the backside. It is, overall, a very attractive miniature. It carries an old label from the Bergakademie Freiberg. Sharp and complete all around, very 3-dimensional. 5.7 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",600,479,{"id":725,"source_url":726,"license_code":545,"credit_html":727,"title":728,"description":729,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":730},14374,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138388","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138388\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Leonite-Halite-112539.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLeonite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Leonite\">Leonite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wintershall Potash Works, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHeringen\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Heringen\">Heringen\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWerra\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Werra\">Werra Valley\u003C\u002Fa>, North Hesse, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHesse\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hesse\">Hesse\u003C\u002Fa>, Germany (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1829.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From a classic locality also in Germany: leonite as white pseudomorphs after sharp freestanding picromerite crystals to almost 2 cm. They are perched beautifully and 3-dimensionally on matrix of crystallized halite. 5.5 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",507,{"id":732,"source_url":733,"license_code":545,"credit_html":734,"title":735,"description":736,"author":567,"original_width":737,"original_height":722},14375,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141920","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141920\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Leonite-Halite-133815.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLeonite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Leonite\">Leonite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wintershall Potash Works, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHeringen\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Heringen\">Heringen\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWerra\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Werra\">Werra Valley\u003C\u002Fa>, North Hesse, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHesse\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hesse\">Hesse\u003C\u002Fa>, Germany (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1829.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 9.7 x 9.0 x 4.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Sharp, freestanding, snow-white pseudomorphs of leonite after picromerite crystals to 1.6 cm. They are perched beautifully and 3-dimensionally on matrix of crystallized halite. Ex. Marty Zinn Collection #2078.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",554,{"id":739,"source_url":740,"license_code":545,"credit_html":741,"title":742,"description":743,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":723},14376,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453233","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453233\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Picromerite-mrz114a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPicromerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Picromerite\">Picromerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Potash Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRo%C3%9Fleben\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Roßleben\">Roßleben\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuerfurt\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Querfurt\">Querfurt\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSaxony-Anhalt\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Saxony-Anhalt\">Saxony-Anhalt\u003C\u002Fa>, Germany (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-105953.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.7 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Picromerite (Schonite) on Halite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A sharply crystallized example of this rare sulfate species, formerly known as Schonite, from a classic locality long abandoned. Minor halite is associated underneath and around the backside. It is, overall, a very attractive miniature. It carries an old label from the Bergakadmemie Freiberg. Sharp and complete all around, very 3-dimensional.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":745,"source_url":746,"license_code":747,"credit_html":748,"title":749,"description":750,"author":751,"original_width":527,"original_height":752},14377,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=45134265","CC BY 3.0","Rock Currier, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=45134265\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Picromerite, Halite-306363.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPicromerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Picromerite\">Picromerite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kalusa salt deposit (Kalusz), Ivano-Frankivs'k Oblast' (Ivanovo-Frankovsk Oblast'), Ukraine\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Picromerite and Halite. Specimen was labeled Carpathian Mountains, Russia. Specimen is from the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum #M25974 (1971), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The white \"picromerite\" is probably a Leonite pseudomorph after picromerite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Rock Currier",812,{"id":754,"source_url":755,"license_code":545,"credit_html":756,"title":757,"description":758,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":759},16988,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10131949","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10131949\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-44334.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix coveed with minute Nahcolite (which is sodium bicarbonate; isn\u003C\u002Fi>t that what you take for an upset stomach? Okay, so after you get sick licking the halite you can lick the matrix to get better!). Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. 8.3 x 6.2 x 4.5cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",352,{"id":761,"source_url":762,"license_code":545,"credit_html":763,"title":764,"description":765,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":766},16989,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132549","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132549\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-47280.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don'\u003Cb>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite (which is sodium bicarbonate; isn'\u003C\u002Fb>t that what you take for an upset stomach? Okay, so after you get sick licking the halite you can lick the matrix to get better!). Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find . Note: sensitive to humidity. 8.5 x 6.0 x 5.9cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",522,{"id":768,"source_url":769,"license_code":545,"credit_html":770,"title":771,"description":772,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":773},16990,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133919","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133919\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-49343.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 9.3 x 7.0 x 4.9cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",466,{"id":775,"source_url":776,"license_code":545,"credit_html":777,"title":778,"description":779,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":730},19405,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453234","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453234\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Picromerite-mrz115a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPicromerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Picromerite\">Picromerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wintershall Potash Works, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHeringen\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Heringen\">Heringen\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWerra\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Werra\">Werra Valley\u003C\u002Fa>, North Hesse, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHesse\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Hesse\">Hesse\u003C\u002Fa>, Germany (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1829.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.5 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Picromerite on Halite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Another sharply crystallized example of this rare sulfate species, formerly known as Schonite, from a classic locality also in Germany. This one has sharp freestandign crystals to almost 2 cm that look most like albite, than any mineral you normally see associated with halite. They are perched beautifully and 3-dimensionally on matrix of crystallized halite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":781,"source_url":782,"license_code":545,"credit_html":783,"title":784,"description":785,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":786},21633,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169499","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169499\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Gypsum-261802.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGypsum\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gypsum\">Gypsum\u003C\u002Fa> (Var.: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSelenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Selenite\">Gypsum\u003C\u002Fa>)\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGreat_Salt_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Great Salt Lake\">Great Salt Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBox_Elder_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Box Elder County, Utah\">Box Elder County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-37676.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.4 x 5.2 x 1.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very rare, old-time Utah specimen of a translucent, complete-all-around, floater selenite disk from the famous Great Salt Lake area. This fine piece has stepped growth-faces and interior, parallel-growth zoning. Very nearly pristine. Ex. Mullane Collection and accompanied by an older, faded Burminco label.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",537,{"id":788,"source_url":789,"license_code":496,"credit_html":790,"title":791,"description":792,"author":793,"original_width":794,"original_height":795},34180,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=74861795","Jamain, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=74861795\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite & Atacamite J1.jpg","Halite & Atacamite, Lubin Mine, Lower Silesia, Poland. Height : 10,0 cm. Picture taken in Belgium.","Jamain",3136,4704,{"id":797,"source_url":798,"license_code":582,"credit_html":799,"title":800,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":688,"original_height":801},38355,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=95746472","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=95746472\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 1.jpg",2031,{"id":803,"source_url":804,"license_code":582,"credit_html":805,"title":806,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":807,"original_height":715},38356,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151363","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151363\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 5.jpg",3586,{"id":809,"source_url":810,"license_code":582,"credit_html":811,"title":812,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":813,"original_height":814},38357,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151364","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151364\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 4.jpg",3175,2991,{"id":816,"source_url":817,"license_code":582,"credit_html":818,"title":819,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":820,"original_height":821},38358,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151365","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151365\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 6.jpg",2923,2658,{"id":823,"source_url":824,"license_code":582,"credit_html":825,"title":826,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":827,"original_height":828},38359,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151368","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151368\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 8.jpg",2385,2908,{"id":830,"source_url":831,"license_code":582,"credit_html":832,"title":833,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":834,"original_height":708},38360,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151370","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151370\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 7.jpg",3873,{"id":836,"source_url":837,"license_code":582,"credit_html":838,"title":839,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":840,"original_height":715},38361,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151373","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151373\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 11.jpg",3521,{"id":842,"source_url":843,"license_code":582,"credit_html":844,"title":845,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":846,"original_height":847},38362,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151374","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151374\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 12.jpg",3723,2999,{"id":849,"source_url":850,"license_code":582,"credit_html":851,"title":852,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":853,"original_height":854},38363,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151376","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151376\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 13.jpg",2620,2174,{"id":856,"source_url":857,"license_code":582,"credit_html":858,"title":859,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":860,"original_height":861},38364,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151378","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151378\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 15.jpg",3863,2656,{"id":863,"source_url":864,"license_code":582,"credit_html":865,"title":866,"description":686,"author":586,"original_width":867,"original_height":868},38365,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151380","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=96151380\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sylvite-halite-carnallite-polyhalite (Salado Formation, Upper Permian; Southwest Potash Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA) 16.jpg",3660,2164,{"id":870,"source_url":871,"license_code":496,"credit_html":872,"title":873,"description":874,"author":875,"original_width":876,"original_height":877},53612,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=178903937","Jojowikiscience, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=178903937\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Magnesio Solfato 4.jpg","macrophotography of salt of magnesium sulfate","Jojowikiscience",7376,4932,{"id":879,"source_url":880,"license_code":507,"credit_html":881,"title":882,"description":883,"author":884,"original_width":885,"original_height":886},60474,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=4175774","Александр Сигачёв, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=4175774\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite and Calcite in Museum.jpg","Optical properties of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa> (NaCl, optically isotropic) and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalcite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Calcite\">Calcite\u003C\u002Fa> (CaCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>, optically anisotropic, see \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBirefringence\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Birefringence\">Birefringence\u003C\u002Fa>)","Александр Сигачёв",1695,1161,{"id":888,"source_url":889,"license_code":545,"credit_html":890,"title":891,"description":892,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":893},69042,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132676","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132676\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-47495.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 9.0 x 6.4 x 3.5cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",458,{"id":895,"source_url":896,"license_code":545,"credit_html":897,"title":898,"description":899,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":900},69043,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132898","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132898\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-47658.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don'\u003Cb>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 9.1 x 6.2 x 4.1cm\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",389,{"id":902,"source_url":903,"license_code":545,"credit_html":904,"title":905,"description":906,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":907},69044,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133770","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133770\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-49219.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 11.6 x 9.8 x 5.6cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",446,{"id":909,"source_url":910,"license_code":545,"credit_html":911,"title":912,"description":913,"author":567,"original_width":914,"original_height":915},69045,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10134487","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10134487\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-51411.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don't lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite. Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show last year in California (not Tucson ‘06 – this is from 2005). NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 8.5 x 7 x 4.2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",520,506,{"id":917,"source_url":918,"license_code":545,"credit_html":919,"title":920,"description":921,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":922},69046,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10134724","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10134724\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-52581.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 13.5 x 11.5 x 4.8cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",489,{"id":924,"source_url":925,"license_code":545,"credit_html":926,"title":927,"description":928,"author":567,"original_width":929,"original_height":722},69047,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135839","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135839\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-60710.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This batch of halite specimens was mined in California. 13.0 x 11.4 x 5.6cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",576,{"id":931,"source_url":932,"license_code":545,"credit_html":933,"title":934,"description":935,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":936},69048,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136221","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136221\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-62350.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful pink color! But more than that, they have a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain really pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 10.3 x 7.6 x 4.6 cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",405,{"id":938,"source_url":939,"license_code":545,"credit_html":940,"title":941,"description":942,"author":567,"original_width":943,"original_height":944},69049,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137952","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137952\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-75470.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don't lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined last year in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite. Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to the show in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 9 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",566,800,{"id":946,"source_url":947,"license_code":545,"credit_html":948,"title":949,"description":950,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":951},69050,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140381","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140381\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-121002.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 9.1 x 7.4 x 3.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don’t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined last year in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",456,{"id":953,"source_url":954,"license_code":545,"credit_html":955,"title":956,"description":957,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":958},69051,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141646","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141646\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-132156.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.8 x 4.6 x 4.6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don’t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined last year in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals (to 2.3 cm) and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite. Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",379,{"id":960,"source_url":961,"license_code":545,"credit_html":962,"title":963,"description":957,"author":567,"original_width":569,"original_height":964},69052,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141647","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141647\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-132157.jpg",326,{"id":966,"source_url":967,"license_code":545,"credit_html":968,"title":969,"description":970,"author":567,"original_width":722,"original_height":971},69053,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152963","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152963\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-180710.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.5 x 6.1 x 5.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This specimen is from a find of pretty pink halite in these wonderful sharp skeletal crystals - on a matrix of nahcolite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",551,{"id":973,"source_url":974,"license_code":480,"credit_html":975,"title":976,"description":977,"author":978,"original_width":979,"original_height":980},69344,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=79252496","Robertokamalov, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=79252496\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cr Periodic Table of Elements.jpg","Tree-like metallic chromium on the background of the Periodic table of elements. This structure of pure metallic chromium was obtained by electrodeposition from molten salt.","Robertokamalov",4899,3231,{"id":982,"source_url":983,"license_code":582,"credit_html":984,"title":985,"description":986,"author":987,"original_width":622,"original_height":623},69369,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=92836635","Clint Budd from About 15 miles North of Swansea, Wales, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=92836635\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cobalt Geode 1 - Flickr - Clint Budd.jpg","\u003Cp>Each square surface is a single crystal of a Cobalt salt on the inside of a Cobalt Geode.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nThe geode comes from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.","Clint Budd from About 15 miles North of Swansea, Wales",{"id":989,"source_url":990,"license_code":496,"credit_html":991,"title":992,"description":874,"author":875,"original_width":876,"original_height":877},69530,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=178903939","Jojowikiscience, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=178903939\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Magnesio Solfato 5.jpg",{"id":994,"source_url":995,"license_code":496,"credit_html":996,"title":997,"description":998,"author":999,"original_width":1000,"original_height":417},77207,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=178773040","JohnRakovan, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=178773040\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Smithsonite, halite and Romanichite.jpg","Smithsonite, halite and Romanichite specimens on 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The Latin *salārium* — the root of our word *salary* — referred to a Roman soldier's allowance. The persistent claim that the legions were paid in salt is baseless, but the linguistic link survives[1]. The mineral name came much later. It derives from the Greek for sea, *háls*, by way of the older form *halites*, and was modified to *halite* by the mineralogist J.D. Dana[2].\n\nThe substance, of course, far predates the name. Some of the earliest evidence of salt processing dates to around 6000 BC. At Poiana Slatinei, in present-day Romania, people boiled spring water to extract the salts — a technique called *briquetage*[3]. Salt harvesting at Xiechi Lake in China dates back to at least the same period, making it one of the oldest verifiable saltworks[3].\n\nIn Iron-Age Austria, around 800 BC, the Hallstatt culture began mining salt from the rock. By about 400 BC the townsfolk had also begun open-pan salt making[3]. Celtic communities there grew rich trading salt and salted meat to Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in exchange for wine and other luxuries[3]. In the early Roman Empire, roads were built specifically for the transportation of salt, from the works at Ostia to the capital[3].\n\n### Medieval and early modern trade\n\nDemand drew long-distance trade across the medieval world. South of the Sahara, salt itself functioned as money. Tuareg caravans of as many as forty thousand camels crossed four hundred miles of desert bearing salt to inland markets in the Sahel. Timbuktu was a noted salt market[3]. In Poland, the Wieliczka and Bochnia mines worked the same deposit from the 13th century until 1964. In prosperous periods they supplied up to a third of the royal treasury's income[4].\n\nStates learned early that a substance everyone needed could be taxed. France's *gabelle* — the salt tax — was enacted in 1286 and was reimposed by Napoleon to fund his wars[4]. Across the world, the British colonial salt tax in India provoked Mahatma Gandhi's 1930 Dandi March, also known as the *Salt Satyagraha*. The act of civil disobedience helped transform the independence movement into a national struggle[5]. The *gabelle* itself was not abolished in France until 1946[4].","claude-opus-4-7","1.7.0",{"markdown":1388,"model_version":1385,"prompt_version":1386,"reviewed_at":11},"Most of the world's salt never reaches a dinner plate. The greatest single use for halite is as a feedstock for the chemical industry — fed into the chloralkali process to produce caustic soda and chlorine. Those two chemicals in turn become polyvinyl chloride plastics and paper-pulping chemicals[1]. Food uses account for only about 17.5% of total global production; in Europe the food share is closer to 7%[2].\n\nIn the kitchen, halite is the seasoning at the centre of nearly every cuisine. It is ground in a salt mill or dusted over food from a shaker as a finishing salt[3]. Beyond flavour, it is the workhorse of food preservation. Salt is used to cure a wide variety of foods such as bacon and fish, and salting remains a primary preservation method across many cultures[3]. The transformation it triggers is dramatic — fresh herring carries about 67 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams; kipper, its preserved form, carries 990[2].\n\n### On the road and in the home\n\nIn cold climates, halite is what keeps the asphalt drivable. Cities spread a mixture of sand and salt on roads during and after a snowstorm. Homeowners scatter the same rock salt on sidewalks and driveways[3]. The mechanism is straightforward: brine — a solution of water and salt — has a lower freezing point than pure water. A thin film of dissolved salt prevents new ice from forming[3]. Spreading salt brine directly is more effective than spreading dry salt[3]. Halite also turns up as a household cleaning agent for grease, oil, and stain removal[3].\n\n### How it is mined and produced\n\nWorld production reached 300 million tonnes in 2018. The top six producers were China at 68 million tonnes, the United States at 42 million, India at 29 million, and Germany, Canada, and Australia at roughly 13 million tonnes each[2]. Three production methods supply that demand. Underground mining lifts solid rock salt directly from ancient evaporite beds. The Sifto mine, 550 metres below Lake Huron in Goderich, Ontario, is the largest of its kind, yielding about seven million tonnes a year[2]. The Khewra mine in Pakistan uses the room-and-pillar method, where about half the material is left in place to support the upper levels[2]. The third route is solar evaporation of seawater, which contains about 35 grams of dissolved salts per kilogram of water[2]. It is the production method of choice in marine countries with high evaporation and low precipitation[2].\n\nBeyond chemistry, food, and roads, halite shows up across other industries. It serves as a flux in the production of aluminium, in the manufacture of soaps and glycerine and synthetic rubber, as a mordant in textile dyeing, and in pottery firing where it forms ceramic glazes[2]."]