MN340

Sample ID MN340 • Educational Cabinets

Halite

4.078cm W x 3.1cm H x 2.592cm D • 50g
Sample TypeMineralColorClearLusterVitreous
StreakWhiteCleavage/FracturePerfect cleavageSpecific Gravity2.27
Geographic Location/Date Mohs Hardness 3

A collection of six. The representative is the largest. It is rounded at the top likely due to humidity. There is one sample that shows perfect cubic cleavage. There are small crystals growing on the surface due to humid air dissolving and regrowing the salt crystals.