What are chlorides in mineralogy ?
Chlorides : definition
Chlorides constitute a subclass of the class of halides, a strong mineralogical class of around 150 mineral species whose common feature is the presence of halogen ions : Cl- (chlorides), Br- (bromides), F- (fluorides) and I- (iodides), bound to cations.
Chlorides are scarce in terms of number of species, but some are extremely widespread and economically essential, such as halite (NaCl) or sylvite (KCl)
Chlorides are scarce in terms of number of species, but some are extremely widespread and economically essential, such as halite (NaCl) or sylvite (KCl)
Halite from Poland
Halite from Poland
Halite from Poland
Halite from Poland