Rock salt is generally formed on the bed of evaporated sedimentary minerals due to the drying of lakes, seas and oceans. It is also formed by the evaporation of certain other minerals like sulphates, borates and halite.
Rock salt is majorly used for clearing the ice as it is the solution of salt and water which has a quality to lower the freezing point of ice as compared to ordinary water. This is the reason why rock salt is primarily used in areas having heavy snowfall. Rock salt helps in melting of ice and clearing up the ice through rock salt is very popular in colder regions. Generally people spread salt on their pathways and driveway for melting the ice after a heavy snow storm.
Many people spread heavy amount of rock salt but a small amount of salt is necessary to melt a relatively huge amount of ice. Table salt is the purest form of the rock salt and it is edible and very essential for the human body. Rock salt is used in setting dyes in fabrics and textiles, manufacturing pulp or papers, producing detergent and soaps etc. it is widely used in industrial applications as it is the important source of getting sodium hydroxide and industrial chlorine. Moreover, rock salt is also used in fire extinguishers.
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