cryptohalite

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English

Etymology

crypto- +‎ halite, because it was mixed in with salammoniac in the type locality. +‎ -ite

Noun

cryptohalite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, nitrogen, and silicon.

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