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Physical Properties
Cubic cleavage; salty taste; colorless; clear, or tints of other colors; hardness = 2-2.5;NaCl |
Description
This specimen has been partially dissolved in water, so the nice crystal faces, edges, and corners have been masked. Commonly we find less than perfect specimens, and they must be identified by careful examination of their physical properties.
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