A Himalayan salt lamp is essentially a large chunk of pure Himalayan Salt. The interesting thing is these lamps are not created by carving a rock or putting together pieces of salt rocks. Each lamp is itself a solid piece of salt, which is why youll never find two pieces that look exactly the same. Every piece is 100% unique, with its own distinctive striations, fissures, cracks and color variations The salt is mined from the western side of the Himalayan Mountains. This salt contains trace minerals such as zinc, magnesium, and potassium. These trace minerals give salt lamps their distinctive hue. Colors of these lights can range from the lightest shade of pink to dark orange depending on the percentage of each mineral in that chunk of rock. The inner portions of the mined chunks of salt are carved to form a small space inside. A small light bulb and electric cord are placed in this carved-out space. When switched on, the bulb lights it up from inside bathing the whole lamp in a warm