Most of the time it forms a solid color and normally large tabular crystals. This has multiple colors: burgundy on orange and has stunningly formed small tabular crystals.

Halite is soluble in water, so do not wash this off to try to clean it. Halite is a salt based crystal, and does not fair well in very humid environments. If left in a humid environment, the formations will become brittle and become more susceptible to breakage.