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[[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.