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Different Minerals in Rock Salt?

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Himalayan salt is said to contain minerals that are good for your health. However, not all of the ingredients in Himalayan salt are technically minerals; some, such as hydrogen and oxygen, are elements, but not minerals. An examination was done on Himalayan salt that shows it contains both macro-minerals, such as calcium and chloride, as well as iron and zinc. Rock salt contains many minerals including sodium chloride, which is also known to geologists as the mineral halite. Sodium chloride has a cubic structure and is white, but the pink in Himalayan salt comes from iron oxides. The mineral naturally rises from inorganic elements with the particular chemical configuration that have the crystalline structure. It gives unique shapes to crystals. When heats up it releases minerals which are great for health. That is why they come in different kinds of lamps which are referred as natural himalayan salt lamp . The daily amount of these macro-minerals depends on your age, activity level, a