Guest guest Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hi Mark, Great question!!! The problem with responding is that scientists have presently identified nearly 4,000 different mineral compounds (organic and inorganic) on the surface of the Earth (and including in the oceans). Of these, perhaps 200 are considered "common", the rest rare and/or geographically localized. So it's a big topic to tackle in a short post such as this. As a general rule of thumb ONLY, green leaves metabolize inorganic minerals well, and mammals metabolize organic minerals well. However, there are exceptions, so please don't hold this as "truth", just as a general guideline. Hope this helps, Elchanan On Behalf Of Mark BlakeTuesday, September 11, 2007 3:52 AM Subject: RE: Language: Inorganic, Nonorganic (WAS: "Himalayan Salt"" 100% Myth) do we absorb inorganic minerals "Elchanan" <Elchanan Language: Inorganic, Nonorganic (WAS: "Himalayan Salt"" 100% Myth)Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:46:10 -0700 Hi Mark, It's both inorganic and nonorganic. We have one term of chemistry, one term of agriculture. - Inorganic a chemistry term meaning that the molecule does not contain CHON (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen; further, the bond binding the sodium to the chlorine is an ionic bond. - Nonorganic, meaning that it's pretty meaningless to think of "certified organic" salt ... though one could certainly identify salt products that would definitely NOT qualify as "organic". Hope this helps, Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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