Himalayan salt is rock Salt from the Punjab Region of Pakistan.
It was named “Himalayan Pink Salt” after the iron rich pink clay ore found in the Himalayas.

Himalayan salt is chemically similar to table salt.

Some Salt Crystals from the Himalayas have an off-white to transparent color, while impurities in some veins of salt give it a pink, reddish, or beet-red color.