Eli5: What gives Himalayan pink salt or black salt or any other natural colored salts their color?

Question

I am aware many minerals are there in the salts and they may or may not have health benefits or flavors but what gives these salts their color is it a particular mix of other mineral salts or any particular element

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Answer 1

I’m assuming you’re referring to actual, natural sea salt but one interesting, somewhat unrelated fun fact is that a good amount of Himalayan Sea Salt bought in a store is actually rock salt from Pakistan that is colored using natural dyes!