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Native salt
Answer for the clue "Native salt ", 6 letters:
halite
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Word definitions for halite in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride [syn: rock salt ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Halite \Ha"lite\ (h[=a]"l[imac]t or h[a^]l"[imac]t), n. [Gr. "a`ls salt.] (Min.) Native salt; sodium chloride.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"rock-salt," 1868, coined as Modern Latin halites (Glocker, 1847), from Greek hals "salt" (see halo- ) + chemical noun suffix -ite (2).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineral English) native salt; sodium chloride sodiumchlorine as a mineral; rock salt.
Usage examples of halite.
Superheated water was forced down a drill pipe into the dome, where it liquified the halite deposit, which was then forced up by the same pressure through a sec.
The main reason are the valuable resources of Halite (NaCl), Sylvin (KCl), Gypsum (CaSO4), Bitter Salt (MgSO4), Glaubersalt (Na2SO4) and lignite only two miles away.