"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> We visited some of the Halite (salt) mine gift shops in Utah several
> years ago and they had some lovely carvings made from it for sale.
>
> It's also possible to purchase actual giant cube shaped salt crystals in
> some places.
>
> There is a gift shop in Austin that has "Halite" crystals from time to
> time after the owners hit annual gem and mineral shows. After one
> incident where someone placed one in a fish tank, they now post a sign
> with the crystals warning against that. <G>
>
> Not all their crystal customers realized that Halite is salt...
> --
> Peace, Om

I did not realize that. Thanks for the info.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/jan/papr/geo_halite.html

Dee Dee