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Rock Salt
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Physical Properties
Cubic cleavage; salty taste; colorless; clear, or tints of other colors; hardness = 2-2.5;
NaCl
Description
     In these specimens the cubic cleavage shows up well, as well as the clear nature of the crystals and the luster.
  

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