pink tinted himalayan salt (halite) with various natural s : (pix sanjiv shukla)

himalayan salt rock halite mined punjab region pakistan pinkish tint minerals food additive table cooking decorative lamps spa treatment product health benefit range mountain pothohar plateau south himalaya thick layer ediacaran cambrian evaporites geological formation crystalline potash gypsum dolomite oil shale accumulate strata khewra foothills export processed consumer market pink sodium chloride calcium iron zinc chromium magnesium sulfate purification impurities crystals transparent color reddish beet-red