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. |