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Halite
Colombianame: Halite (NaCl)
group: halides
crystalography: cubic
H: 2 1/2
G: 2.16
brightness: vitreous
color: white
Salty flavor
Grossular in skarn
Imbabura Province, Ecuadorname: Grossular ( Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 ) in skarn
group: neosilicate (garnet)
crystalography: cubic
H: 7-7 1/2
G: 3.5-4.3
brightness:greasy to vitreous
color: light green
fracture: conchoidal