The Mineral, Halite, is found in most houses, It is Sodium Chloride, or common table salt. Salt is a inexpensive source for chlorine in chemical manufacturing, is used in food preparation as a spice, used for curing food, a source for sodium. Halite has a cubical cleavage, has hardness from 2 to 2.5, SG of 2.1m is colorless or white, is usually transparent to translucent and is very soluble in water.