Naturally occurring sodium chloride, also known as halite
The mineral is typically colorless 
or white, but may also be light blue, dark ... Halite occurs in vast beds of 
sedimentary evaporite minerals that result from the drying up of enclosed lakes, 
playas,... [DOC] [TLE] Sodium chloride - Wikipedia [PAR] Sodium chloride /sodim klrad/, also known as salt or halite, is an ionic 
compound .... Salt is currently mass-produced by evaporation of seawater or 
brine from brine wells and salt lakes.