Final answer:
The FALSE statement about table salt formation is D, as table salt does not form by solidification of a melt, but rather by precipitation from a saturated solution.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that is FALSE regarding the formation of table salt is: D. Is an example of a solidification of a melt.
Table salt formation can be described as follows:
- A. Is, in mineralogic terms, formation of the halide mineral halite.
- B. Results in cubic crystals.
- C. Takes place when a solution has become saturated.
The false statement (D) refers to a process that is typically associated with igneous rocks where a molten liquid cools and solidifies. Table salt formation, however, usually happens when a saline solution becomes supersaturated and the NaCl precipitates out, forming a crystalline solid without going through a molten phase.