Halite is a common mineral that is a crystal of sodium chloride, also known as table salt. Which of the following properties could be used to definitively distinguish halite from quartz?

Select all that apply:

a.
Smell


b.
Taste


c.
Fracture


d.
Color

c. Fracture

d. Color

The properties that could be used to definitively distinguish halite from quartz are:

b. Taste
c. Fracture
d. Color