This highly mineralized salt is collected from pristine salt springs that originate from deep in the sedimentary bedrock which was once the bottom of an ancient sea. making it naturally free from pollution and microplastics.
Manitoba sea salt
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Manitoba's salt springs come from deeper, ancient saline waters (Paleozoic brines) mixed with glacial meltwater, often surfacing near old reef structures in bedrock, discharging as surface expressions of deep aquifer systems influenced by glacial deposits, providing historical salt sources. These springs reveal ancient sea beds (Prairie Evaporite) where salt was deposited millions of years ago, later brought to the surface by geological processes.
Geological Origins
- Ancient Sea Beds: The salt originates from thick salt deposits (Prairie Evaporite) left by a large sea that covered the region millions of years ago.
- Bedrock Aquifers: These salty waters reside in deeper bedrock layers (Paleozoic/Devonian), often rising through fractures or ancient reef systems.
- Glacial Influence: Pleistocene glaciation pushed glacial meltwater into these basins, mixing with the deep brines and bringing them closer to the surface.
Historical Significance
- Indigenous peoples and Métis used these springs for salt production from the 18th to 19th centuries, evaporating the brine in kettles and pans for local use and trade.