- Halite is commonly known as table salt. This soft, white to transparent mineral grows into cleavable cubes
- Useful for lessons in cleavage planes and how evaporite deposits form in nature. This mineral is an excellent example of cubic cleavage - when broken Halite will continually break into smaller cubes. This set of twelve samples is excellent for group study and examination
- Each specimen is selected and hand processed, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
- Sourced from a variety of locations around the world
- Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Halite is commonly known as table salt. This soft, white to transparent mineral grows into cleavable cubes. Useful for lessons in cleavage planes and how evaporite deposits form in nature. This mineral is an excellent example of cubic cleavage - when broken Halite will continually break into smaller cubes.
While each specimen will vary slightly in shape, size and color, it will measure approximately 1" in length. Each is individually packaged, labeled & barcoded for easy identification and storage.
Each specimen is selected and hand processed, ensuring that each sample exhibits defining features. Pack of 12 samples.