[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Minerals and Metals in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996) › v2.c47.74 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c47.74 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c47.74 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c47.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c47.74) \*Halite\* : \*Rock Salt\*. Sodium chloride NaCl. Cubic crystals white. Typical taste. May contain Mg, K Salts. Perfect cubic cleavage. Soft. Hardness 2-3. Formed due to evaporation of sea water. Associated with sedimentary rocks. Enormous deposit in the Salt Range of Punjab, India, at Khewra etc. - [Previous: v2.c47.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c47.73) - [Next: v2.c47.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c47.75) - [Up: v2.c47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c47) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c47.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c47.74) · Pramāṇa