cryptohalite

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noun

An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, nitrogen, and silicon.

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Meanings

nouncryptohalite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, nitrogen, and silicon.

Origin

From crypto- + halite, because it was mixed in with salammoniac in the type locality. + -ite.

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APA

cryptohalite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptohalite

MLA

“cryptohalite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptohalite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptohalite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptohalite.

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