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Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« on: 18/07/2019 12:04:21 »
I am interested and looking into the origin of Himalayan pink salt. I have a bottle. I was ponder  the idea that when India collided with Asia, that it trapped water and it became rock salt. Am I wrong?
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #1 on: 18/07/2019 12:16:30 »
Origin: Pakistan

The geology section on Wikipedia says that it precipitated in a subsidence zone, rather than a collision zone.
- But it was lifted up for us to see by the later collision which formed the Himalayas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_salt
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #2 on: 16/11/2019 08:14:38 »
I'm going to sign up for this forum to get more insights.
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #3 on: 18/11/2019 01:43:11 »
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Salt_woo#Himalayan_salt
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #4 on: 18/11/2019 18:53:28 »
Most of the stuff they tell you about pink salt is "woo".
This, on the other hand, is real.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/04/vets-warn-dangerous-himalayan-salt-lamps-can-cats-10112003/
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #5 on: 17/02/2020 06:06:22 »
what happend to this thread i'm also interested we've been using it since i was a child my mum bought a Salt lamp because i'm asthmatic  and i'm still using a Himalayan Rock Salts lamp in my room
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #6 on: 17/02/2020 22:53:27 »
Why is it pink? (assuming it is)
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #7 on: 18/02/2020 02:32:09 »
Quote from: chris on 17/02/2020 22:53:27
Why is it pink? (assuming it is)

Iron Oxide
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #8 on: 20/02/2020 03:45:31 »
Quote from: RD on 18/02/2020 02:32:09
Quote from: chris on 17/02/2020 22:53:27
Why is it pink? (assuming it is)

Iron Oxide
In other words... rust? Is it even safe to consume?
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #9 on: 20/02/2020 23:39:58 »
Quote from: Monox D. I-Fly on 20/02/2020 03:45:31
In other words... rust? Is it even safe to consume?
Who cares, if their marketing department can convince people to pay 10x more than ordinary salt they are on to a winner.
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #10 on: 21/02/2020 02:36:04 »
Quote from: Colin2B on 20/02/2020 23:39:58
Quote from: Monox D. I-Fly on 20/02/2020 03:45:31
In other words... rust? Is it even safe to consume?
Who cares, if their marketing department can convince people to pay 10x more than ordinary salt they are on to a winner.
I see. Kinda like the gold powder, eh?
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #11 on: 14/04/2020 06:46:49 »
Quote from: chris on 17/02/2020 22:53:27
Why is it pink? (assuming it is)

yes Himalyan Rock Salts is pink due to high content of iron compare to the other salts but completely safe for human consumption
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #12 on: 29/03/2021 09:31:08 »
[Ad]Himalayan Crystal Salt is the most beneficial, cleanest salt available on this planet. It was formed about 250 million years ago where the energy of the sun has dried up the original, primal sea. This crystal salt is absolutely pristine and natural, identical in composition to the ancient primal ocean.  Spam Corporation  is the biggest exporter from Pakistan who supply all types of Himalaya rock salt in Crystal  white Pink and in dark pink colors
« Last Edit: 29/03/2021 10:03:58 by evan_au »
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #13 on: 29/03/2021 10:14:21 »
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In other words... rust? Is it even safe to consume?
The delicate pink shade suggests that the iron oxide concentration is very low.
- If you eat a gram of it (on top of your normal diet with a typically excessive Western salt intake), the Sodium Chloride will do much more damage to you than the tint of Iron Oxide....

I had the privilege of visiting Salzburg in Austria. Best known today as the birthplace of Mozart, the city originally got its name for salt mining. I saw a sample of the natural salt straight from the mines. It had a very high concentration of iron oxide, giving it a strong brown color - not nearly so attractive as a gentle pink from Pakistan.
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #14 on: 29/03/2021 10:20:49 »
Quote from: Htrent1993 on 29/03/2021 09:31:08
Crystal Salt is the most beneficial, cleanest salt available on this planet.
If it was clean, it wouldn't be pink.
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #15 on: 29/03/2021 11:30:48 »
The dirty pink stuff is used on icy roads because it is cheaper than the recrystallised clean stuff. Doesn't matter whether it comes from Cheshire or the Himalayas. 
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Re: Himalayan Pink Salt Origin?
« Reply #16 on: 04/08/2021 04:49:32 »
Quote from: evan_au on 29/03/2021 10:14:21
I had the privilege of visiting Salzburg in Austria. Best known today as the birthplace of Mozart, the city originally got its name for salt mining. I saw a sample of the natural salt straight from the mines. It had a very high concentration of iron oxide, giving it a strong brown color - not nearly so attractive as a gentle pink from Pakistan.
Now, THAT one must look like rust.
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