Halite, also commonly known as rock salt, is the mineral form of Sodium Chloride. Halite is often found alongside other evaporate minerals that result from the drying/evaporation of lakes and seas. Other evaporates (water soluble mineral sediments that have been concentrated and crystallized by evaporation) that are often found alongside Halite are: sulphides, halides, and borates.
Halite is often used to lower the freezing point of ice (freezing-point depression), especially by homeowners in colder climates to melt the ice from their driveways and sidewalks. Some places also add this salt to the roads during snow storms to improve traction.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- Hardness: 2
- Colour: Can be colourless, white, red, yellow, orange, pink, blue, violet, green, and grey. Halite can also be multicoloured.
- Lustre: Vitreous
- Chemical Composition: NaCl (sodium chloride)
HEALING PROPERTIES
- Detects negative influences
- Aids in the effectiveness of the immune system
- Maintains the salt balance in the body
- Stabilizes the emotions
- Removes environmental pollution (effective by placing bowls of salt or pieces of halite around the home).
- Balances the body’s energies
- Used to alleviate blood disorders, low blood pressure, and aid with the intestines.
- Blue halite is often used for the thymus, thyroid, and thalamus.
- Pink halite is used for both physical and emotional ailments of the heart.
CHAKRA
Primarily the root chakra (base of spine), but depending on the colours, can also be associated with other chakras. For example: colourless and white are used for the crown chakra, blue and purple are used for the crown and third eye/brow chakra, and the pink variety is used for the solar plexus chakra.