Halite

Halite stone
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Halite is a mineral that can be found in specific deposits. Halite is the only current source of salt in Vintage Story.

Obtaining

Halite rock and sylvite in halite.

A simple diagram of how halite spawns in sedimentary layers. The top of the dome will stick out above the bottommost sedimentary layer, so it can be most readily found via horizontal mining

Mining

See also Ore Deposits - Halite .

Halite stone can only be found in sedimentary layers. Halite forms either as a salt dome, or as a dry lake. Dry lake halite formations can only appear in a desert biome in sedimentary rock layers. Halite stones can be obtained by breaking surface halite stones, mining out halite rocks, or breaking halite speleothems. Sylvite , the ore for potash, can be found inside halite layers.

Mining Sedimentary Rock Layers

You can use the prospecting pick to find Halite the same way you can find metal ore. See Mining or the Guide:Prospecting for more information.

If you are in an area with at least one sedimentary layer (except bauxite ) use the main Prospecting Pick mode (Density Mode, being the only one that shows halite readings). If you find any halite readings, it might be an area prone to spawn a halite deposit known as a "Salt Dome". Find the area with the best readings and around, and go caving or making vertical tunnels until you are in the bottommost sedimentary rock layer, or in the first rock layer that's not sedimentary. Then, go making horizontal tunnels in that level, following the rock type you're in. Once you find a pink rock, that's it, eureka!

A salt dome starts at the sedimentary layer and goes down to mantle level. It has so much salt that you might share it with other people and never run out, if in Multiplayer. In Singleplayer, once you find it, you won't need to search for a second time.

Sedimentary rocks that might have domes: chalk, chert, claystone, conglomerate, limestone, sandstone and shale. Halite doesn't spawn in bauxite layers, but check below bauxite rock layers to be sure there isn't other sedimentary rocks.

In Deserts

Deserts have an average temperature between 15°C and 40°C and "Rarely" or "Very Rare" rainfall.

They also frequently have cow skulls, hyenas or cactuses. Look below the dirt/gravel/sand; it is few layers of halite like 2 or 3 blocks below the dirt/gravel/sand, at most. The deposit might provide you several stacks, but it might run out pretty quickly. This is what is called a "Dry lake salt bed".

You won't have propick readings to guide you; spawning is random in deserts only.

Purchasing

You can purchase halite from aː

• Commodities Trader for an average price of 3 rusty gears for a stack of 16.
• Survival Goods Trader for an average price of 3 rusty gears for a stack of 16.

Usage

Salt
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Salt

The primary use of halite is grinding it into salt using a quern . One piece of halite creates two portions of salt.

Salt is used for food preservation . It can extend the lifespan of meats through salt-curing, or vegetables through pickling. Both methods of preservation require a barrel .
Cheese making also requires salt.

Selling

You can sell your halite to aː

• Agriculture Trader for an average price of 1 rusty gear for a stack of 20.