The Messinian Salinity Crisis

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Halite
 

Chemical Formula- NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Moh's Scale- 2- 2.5
Specific Gravity- 2.1
Color- Clear/white, gray, pink, purple or blue
Streak- White
Transparency- transparent/translucent
Cleavage-  makes perfect cubes
Uses: table salt

Where it Occurs in Nature:

  • Saskatchewan

  • Ontario, Canada

  • Nova Scotia

  • Michigan

  • New York

  • Kansas

  • Ohio

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