Rock salt
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<materiales por composición> > material inorgánico > sodium > compuestos de sodio > cloruro sódico > <sodium chloride by form>
Descripción
Sodium chloride that occurs naturally as, or obtained mechanically from, a mineral deposit and sold as large crystals. Rock salt is used to melt ice, as a food preservative, and for the production of soda ash by the glass industry. To refer to the mineral composed of sodium chloride, use "halite."
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Otros términos
- salt, rock [en]