<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">halite</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>rock salt</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>sodium chloride</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>mineral</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Naturally occuring mineral composed of sodium chloride, usually colorless, cubic crystals. It is found as evaporite deposits in dry lakebeds, near the ocean, or as salt domes underground. Halite deposits occur in Germany, Austria, Russia, France, India, Canada, and the United States. ]]></note></mads>