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Localities Map

Localities for Halite. Show all mapped localities.

Halite — Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland Halite — Hallstatt, Austria Halite — Khewra Salt Mine, Pakistan Halite — Searles Lake, USA Halite — Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Halite — Staßfurt, Germany

6 mapped localities for Halite · approximate positions, famous for fine specimens.

HaliteWieliczka Salt MinePoland · Seven centuries of mining; chapels carved from salt
HaliteHallstattAustria · Site of the world’s oldest known salt mine
HaliteKhewra Salt MinePakistan · Source of Himalayan ‘pink salt’
HaliteSearles LakeUSA · Evaporite salt pan rich in rare minerals
HaliteSalar de UyuniBolivia · World’s largest salt flat — a crust of halite
HaliteStaßfurtGermany · Classic potash evaporite district