Halide Minerals
The halide mineral class include those minerals with a dominant halide anion (F−, Cl−, Br− and I−). Complex halide minerals may also have polyatomic anions in addition to or that include halides.
Examples include the following:
- Halite NaCl
- Sylvite KCl
- Chlorargyrite AgCl and bromargyrite AgBr
- Fluorite CaF2
- Atacamite Cu2Cl(OH)3
- Bischofite (MgCl2·6H2O)
- Carnallite KMgCl3·6H2O
- Cryolite Na3AlF6
- Cryptohalite (α)(NH4)2SiF6
- Bararite (β)(NH4)2SiF6
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