Saturday 2 April 2011

Himalayan Crystal Mineral Rock Salt Analysis

On Tuesday we expect to collect 1 tonne of Himalayan Crystal Mineral Rock Salt which we intend giving our sheep constant access to. We've selected this product and option for several reasons:

  • The salt is world renowned as being the best of its type ... containing as many as 88 separate trace elements. See analysis included at the bottom of this post.
  • We are able to purchase it reasonably large quantities, which makes both the product and transport cost effective. The supplier is based at Uralla in the northern tablelands region of NSW and there is regular truck transport services that run from there to Grenfell (Uralla to Tamworth, Tamworth to Dubbo, Dubbo to Cowra, and Cowra to Grenfell). Cost per dry sheep equivalent is expected to be in the order of $1-1.50 per annum on a long term basis.
  • We know that our soils are 'light' and the samples we had analysed last year demonstrate that there are some mineral gaps. Mineral gaps in the soil translate to mineral gaps in the plants which in turn translates into mineral gaps in the diet of the sheep. If the right minerals are able to get to the life forms in the stomachs of the animals then they are capable of better utilising the herbage mass the animals  consume.
  • It will be very simple to both store and make available to the stock. The salt blocks can be left in the rain without damage (unlike some granulated salts and licks) if left on a simple platform of some type that allows the blocks to dry completely post rainfall events.
  • We want our sheep to be healthy and have access to appropriate dietary input.
The supplier has given us an analysis of the product taken from the book "Water and Salt: The Essence of Life" by Dr. Barbara Hendel MD and Peter Ferreira which we've included below.

Element
Order
Num.
Results
Analysis Type
Hydrogen
H
1
0.30g/kg
DIN
Lithium
Li
3
0.40g/kg
AAS
Beryllium
Be
4
<0.01ppm
AAS
Boron
B
5
<0.001ppm
FSK
Carbon
C
6
<0.001ppm
FSK
Nitrogen
N
7
0.024ppm
ICG
Oxygen
O
8
1.20g/kg
DIN
Flouride
F-
9
<0.1g/kg
Potentiometer
Sodium
Na+
11
382.61g/kg
FSM
Magnesium
Mg
12
0.16g/kg
AAS
Aluminum
Al
13
0.661ppm
AAS
Silicon
Si
14
<0.1g/kg
AAS
Phosphorus
P
15
<0.10ppm
ICG
Sulfur
S
16
12.4g/kg
TXRF
Chloride
Cl-
17
590.93g/kg
gravimetrie
Potassium
K+
19
3.5g/kg
FSM
Calcium
Ca
20
4.05g/kg
Titration
Scandium
Sc
21
<0.0001ppm
FSK
Titanium
Ti
22
<0.001ppm
FSK
Vanadium
V
23
0.06ppm
AAS
Chromium
Cr
24
0.05ppm
AAS
Manganese
Mn
25
0.27ppm
AAS
Iron
Fe
26
38.9ppm
AAS
Cobalt
Co
27
0.60ppm
AAS
Nickel
Ni
28
0.13ppm
AAS
Copper
Cu
29
0.56ppm
AAS
Zinc
Zn
30
2.38ppm
AAS
Gallium
Ga
31
<0.001ppm
FSK
Germanium
Ge
32
<0.001ppm
FSK
Arsenic
As
33
<0.01ppm
AAS
Selenium
Se
34
0.05ppm
AAS
Bromine
Br
35
2.1ppm
TXRF
Rubidium
Rb
37
0.04ppm
AAS
Strontium
Sr
38
0.014g/kg
AAS
Ytterbium
Y
39
<0.001ppm
FSK
Zirconium
Zr
40
<0.001ppm
FSK
Niobium
Nb
41
<0.001ppm
FSK
Molybdenum
Mo
42
0.01ppm
AAS
Technetium
Tc
43
unstable
artificial isotope - not included
Ruthenium
Ru
44
<0.001ppm
FSK
Rhodium
Rh
45
<0.001ppm
FSK
Palladium
Pd
46
<0.001ppm
FSK
Silver
Ag
47
0.031ppm
AAS
Cadmium
Cd
48
<0.01ppm
AAS
Indium
In
49
<0.001ppm
FSK
Tin
Sn
50
<0.01ppm
AAS
Antimony
Sb
51
<0.01ppm
AAS
Tellurium
Te
52
<0.001ppm
FSK
Iodine
I
53
<0.1g/kg
potentiometrie
Cesium
Cs
55
<0.001ppm
FSK
Barium
Ba
56
1.96ppm
AAS/TXR
Lanthan
La
57
<0.001ppm
FSK
Cerium
Ce
58
<0.001ppm
FSK
Praseodynium
Pr
59
<0.001ppm
FSK
Neodymium
Nd
60
<0.001ppm
FSK
Promethium
Pm
61
unstable
artificial isotope - not included
Samarium
Sm
62
<0.001ppm
FSK
Europium
Eu
63
<3.0ppm
TXRF
Gadolinium
Gd
64
<0.001ppm
FSK
Terbium
Tb
65
<0.001ppm
FSK
Dysprosium
Dy
66
<4.0ppm
TXRF
Holmium
Ho
67
<0.001ppm
FSK
Erbium
Er
68
<0.001ppm
FSK
Thulium
Tm
69
<0.001ppm
FSK
Ytterbium
Yb
70
<0.001ppm
FSK
Lutetium
Lu
71
<0.001ppm
FSK
Hafnium
Hf
72
<0.001ppm
FSK
Tantalum
Ta
73
1.1ppm
TXRF
Wolfram
W
74
<0.001ppm
FSK
Rhenium
Re
75
<2.5ppm
TXRF
Osmium
Os
76
<0.001ppm
FSK
Iridium
Ir
77
<2.0ppm
TXRF
Platinum
Pt
78
0.47ppm
TXRF
Gold
Au
79
<1.0ppm
TXRF
Mercury
Hg
80
<0.03ppm
AAS
Thallium
Ti
81
0.06ppm
AAS
Lead
Pb
82
0.10ppm
AAS
Bismuth
Bi
83
<0.10ppm
AAS
Polonium
Po
84
<0.001ppm
FSK
Astat
At
85
<0.001ppm
FSK
Francium
Fr
87
<1.0ppm
TXRF
Radium
Ra
88
<0.001ppm
FSK
Actinium
Ac
89
<0.001ppm
FSK
Thorium
Th
90
<0.001ppm
FSK
Protactinium
Pa
91
<0.001ppm
FSK
Uranium
U
92
<0.001ppm
FSK
Neptunium
Np
93
<0.001ppm
FSK
Plutonium
Pu
94
<0.001ppm
FSK

Additional Combined Elements
Water
H2O

1.5g/kg
DIN
Ammonium
NH4+

0.010ppm
Photometrie
Nitrate
NO3-

0.09ppm
Photometrie
Phosphate
PO43-

<0.10ppm
ICG
Hydrogencarbonate
HCO3-

<1.0g/kg
Titration
The inert gasses Helium-He-2, Neon-Ne-10, Argon-Ar-18, Krypton-Kr-36, Xenon-Xe-54, and Radon-Rn-86 could not be included in the research. Many of the elements could not be proven with conventional chemical analysis. Through the transfer of frequency patterns by means of wave transference, it was possible to prove the frequency pattern with the aid of frequency spectroscopy. With this, the dectection of elements even smaller than <0.001 ppm was proven.
The research analysis confirmed the holistic properties of the original Himalayan crystal salt. The sodium chloride content is 97.41% and meets the worldwide necessary standards for table salt.
g/kg
Grams per kilogram
DIN
German Standards Institute
ICG
Ionchromatography
AAS
Atom absorbtion spectrometry
TXRF
Total reflection -X-Ray -Floresence-Spectometry
ppm
Parts per million
FSM
Flamespectrometry
FSK
Frequency Spectroscopy

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