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| − | [[File:Selpologne.jpg|thumb|400px|Halite sample from [[Wikipedia:Wieliczka Salt Mine| | + | [[File:Selpologne.jpg|thumb|400px|Halite sample from the [[Wikipedia:Wieliczka Salt Mine|Wieliczka Salt Mine]]. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.]] |
Halite, more commonly known as simply salt, is an [[evaporite]], NaCl. Because it is [[Ductility|ductile]], it deforms plastically when loaded and can produce [[salt dome]]s. | Halite, more commonly known as simply salt, is an [[evaporite]], NaCl. Because it is [[Ductility|ductile]], it deforms plastically when loaded and can produce [[salt dome]]s. | ||
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Halite sample from the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
Halite, more commonly known as simply salt, is an evaporite, NaCl. Because it is ductile, it deforms plastically when loaded and can produce salt domes.
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