Answer:Halite and some of the other salt minerals are highly soluble, so dissolve in the presence of undersaturated water. This occurs primarily in the phreatic zone due to the circulation of meteoric groundwater and thus is characteristic of nonmarine environments.
Halite is usually found in and around salt springs, salt lakes, and in the ocean. It can also be found in salt domes, with are actually quite common in the Michigan Basin, and provide important traps for oil deposits.