The mineral is halite, whose main chemical component is Sodium Chloride (NaCl). Halite is an evaporite mineral-i.e. it forms as a result of evaporating water leaving behind â¦ dissolved chemicals as mineral deposits.
Passive Solar Energy Definition. Passive solar energy is the heating space that utilizes the design of the house or building so as trap solar heat when necessary. This means that the passive solar ensures that the house is not too cold during winter and not too hot in the summer.
Another passive solar design principle is that thermal energy can be stored in certain building materials and released again when heat gain eases to stabilize diurnal (day/night) temperature variations. The complex interaction of thermodynamic principles can be counterintuitive for first-time designers.