cryptohalite

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What does cryptohalite mean?

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

Where does cryptohalite come from?

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

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