Difference between revisions of "Halides"

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The halides are compounds in which a halogen element (chlorine, fluorine, iodine, or bromine) is the sole anion, as in halite (sodium chloride), NaCl. These minerals are relatively soft, weak, and brittle, and many of them will dissolve readily in water. Those that are not soluble in water generally crystallize in the isometric crystal system and develop as cubes.

Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987). p. 425

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-The '''halides''' are [[compounds]] in which a [[halogen]] [[element]] ([[chlorine]], [[fluorine]], [[iodine]], or [[bromine]]) is the sole [[anion]], as in [[halite]] ([[sodium chloride]]), NaCl. These [[minerals]] are relatively soft, weak, and [[brittle]], and many of them will [[dissolve]] readily in [[water]]. Those that are not [[soluble]] in water generally [[crystallize]] in the [[isometric]] [[crystal system]] and develop as [[cubes]].
+The '''halides''' are [[compounds]] in which a [[halogen]] [[element]] ([[chlorine]], [[fluorine]], [[iodine]], or [[bromine]]) is the sole [[anion]], as in [[halite]] ([[sodium chloride]]), NaCl. These [[minerals]] are relatively soft, weak, and [[brittle]], and many of them will [[dissolve]] readily in [[water]]. Those that are not [[soluble]] in water generally [[crystal]]lize in the [[isometric]] [[crystal system]] and develop as [[cubes]].
 ==Sources==
 *Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987). ''p. 425''
 [[category:Mineralogy]]