History Sodium Chloride
Salt was found many many many years ago and was very protected by countries like Rome. Salt was the essential in the past and still today. The history behind the name of salt is that its mineral name, Halite, is derived from the geek word Hals, which actually means salt. The mineral name, Halite was given by a person with the name of E.F Glocker in 1847. Salt is naturally found in the sea dissolved or at the bottom formed as crystals in a bed rock, then we usually mine it. Mining Rock Salt counts for 1/3 of the salt produced, the other 2/3 being controlled evaporation from sea salt. In ancient times, the people of those times used salt as a way to preserve food since they did not have the technology we have today. There isn't really a story behind the discovery of salt because its been around for thousands and thousands of years and was even used to stable economies or used as money in trades.