Blue Salt Mine, Garmsar, Iran

Blue Salt Garmsar city

Blue Salt Mine, Garmsar, Iran

Garmsar blue salt

DESCRIPTION

Name: Blue Salt
Size: Different sizes
Country of Origin: Iran, Semnan province, Garmsar city
Extra Mineral/Content: Iron, Calcium, Potassium, Trace of Heavy Metals
Use: For salt lamp as a unique decoration material


Garmsar Blue salt mine is located near Garmsar city in Semnan province, Northern Iran. Semnan province consists of seven cities: Meyami, Shahrud, Damghan, Semnan, Mahdishahr, Sorkheh, Aradan, Garmsar. The Garmsar blue salt looks like New Mexico and Poland Blue salt which have transparent crystal structure with some shades of blue among their halites. As the blue salt is almost a vein or a little part of a big salt mine it can be harvested in a limited amount annually, therefore the price of this salt is different from other salts like Himalayan or red salt which is harvested more than 50,000 MT per year.

Blue salt mine around the world:

 

Iran, Semnan Blue Salt (edible)

– 60-80 Mt Annually

– Edible blue salt

– Salt lamp

Iran, Garmsar blue salt

– Limited amount

– Salt lamp

Poland, Kłodawa blue Salt

– Limited amount

– Salt lamp

USA, New Mexico blue salt Limited amount

– Limited amount

– Salt lamp

Caution: some salts’ analysis shows a trace of some heavy metals and Arsenic that are harmful so they are considered as nonedible salts and it is better just be used as a decorative material.

 

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