halite (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[halite 词源字典]
"rock-salt, natural sodium chloride," 1868, coined as Modern Latin halites in 1847 by German mineralogist Ernst Friedrich Glocker (1793-1858), from Greek hals "salt" (see halo-) + chemical noun suffix -ite (2).[halite etymology, halite origin, 英语词源]