Halite [ NaCl ]
Material properties
| Formula | NaCl |
| Abbreviation | Hl |
| Classification | Halite (group) |
| Luminescence emitters | Ag, Cu, F center, F-H centre recombination, Mn, Pb, Triplet-singlet, Unspecified, VF- center, Yb |
| Spectra | Luminescence (2) |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1847 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Sodium chloride |
| Crystal symmetry | Cubic, Point group m3m, Space group Fm3m (#225) |
| Tags | Mineral, Halide |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Na | 1 |
| Cl | 1 |
| Total: | 2 |
References for Halite
|
Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biernacka et al. 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Delumyea et al. 1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dorenbos 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hamblen 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Leverenz 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mahadik et al. 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moenke 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Halite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halite (#3, Australia) | Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech | Halite | 0 | — | |
| P-0249 NaCl | CSIRO | Halite | 1 | CL/SEM |
