[Sca-cooks] Salt in Iceland (was Honey butter)

[Daniel & Elizabeth Phelps]

Was written:
> I _think_ the places where salt tends to be harvested from salt water  are 
> places where there are shallow bays and a lot of sunshine; places  like 
> Southern Spain and India. I also believe Northern Europe tends to  see 
> more mined salt, and I'm not sure Iceland is one of the centers  for that.
>
If I recall correctly Iceland is a volcanic island on the north Atlantic mid 
oceanic rift.  Mined salt comes from sedimentary deposits.

Daniel

mka Daniel C. Phelps, P.G. (Professional Geologist)