<?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">rock salt</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>halite</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>sodium chloride by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>salt, rock</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Sodium chloride that occurs naturally as, or obtained mechanically from, a mineral deposit and sold as large crystals. Rock salt is used to melt ice, as a food preservative, and for the production of soda ash by the glass industry. To refer to the mineral composed of sodium chloride, use "halite." ]]></note></mads>