Halite
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Halite, commonly known as rock salt, is a type of salt, the mineral form of sodium chloride. Halite forms isometric crystals. The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, d
Halite from the Wieliczka salt mine, Małopolskie, Poland
Halite cubes from the Stassfurt Potash Deposit, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (size: 6.7 × 1.9 × 1.7 cm)
Unusual halite crystals from Faiyum, Egypt
Hopper crystal cast of halite in a Jurassic rock, Carmel Formation, Utah
Wieliczka Salt Mine
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The Wieliczka Salt Mine is a salt mine in the town of Wieliczka, near Kraków in southern Poland.
Halite
…Halite Halite from the Wieliczka salt mine, Małopolskie, Poland General Category Halide mineral Formula NaCl IMA symbol Hl Strunz classification 3.AA.20 Crystal system Cubic Crystal class…
St. Kinga's Chapel, deep in the Wieliczka salt mine
Surface and underground views of Wieliczka town and salt mine, engraved in 1645 by Willem Hondius
Tallest room in the mine, held up by thick wood scaffoldings
Hungarian horse mill, late 18th century, in Komora Kraj (the Country Chamber)