Himalayan salt

Himalayan salt is rock salt (halite) mined from the Punjab region of the Indus Valley Plains of Pakistan. The salt, which often has a pinkish tint due to trace minerals. Himalayan salt is mined from the Salt Range mountains, It is naturally considered as the "“National Mineral of Pakistan”" respectively.
It is also used to make "salt lamps" that radiate a pinkish or orangish hue, manufactured by placing a light source within the hollowed-out interior of a block of Himalayan salt. Claims that their use results in the release of ions that benefit health are without foundation.