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  2. Halite - Wikipedia

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    Salt domes are vertical diapirs or pipe-like masses of salt that have been essentially "squeezed up" from underlying salt beds by mobilization due to the weight of the overlying rock. Salt domes contain anhydrite , gypsum , and native sulfur , in addition to halite and sylvite .

  3. Freezing-point depression - Wikipedia

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    Workers spreading salt from a salt truck for deicing the road Freezing point depression is responsible for keeping ice cream soft below 0°C. [1]Freezing-point depression is a drop in the maximum temperature at which a substance freezes, caused when a smaller amount of another, non-volatile substance is added.

  4. Ice cream maker - Wikipedia

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    William Young produced the machine as the "Johnson Patent Ice-Cream Freezer" in 1848. [8] Hand-cranked machines' ice and salt mixture must be replenished to make a batch of ice cream. Usually, rock salt is used. The salt causes the ice to melt and lowers the temperature in the process, due to freezing point depression. The temperature at which ...

  5. Non-Newtonian fluid - Wikipedia

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    Another example of non-Newtonian fluid flow is chilled caramel ice cream topping (so long as it incorporates hydrocolloids such as carrageenan and gellan gum). The sudden application of force —by stabbing the surface with a finger, for example, or rapidly inverting the container holding it—causes the fluid to behave like a solid rather than ...

  6. Why salt melts ice — and how to use it on your sidewalk - AOL

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    Ice has a semi-liquid surface layer; When you mix salt onto that layer, it slowly lowers its melting point.. The more surface area salt can cover, the better the chances for melting ice.. Ice ...

  7. Ice cream - Wikipedia

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    The meaning of the name ice cream varies from one country to another. In some countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, [1] [2] ice cream applies only to a specific variety, and most governments regulate the commercial use of the various terms according to the relative quantities of the main ingredients, notably the amount of ...

  8. Will Using Rock Salt For Ice Kill Your Grass? - AOL

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    Rock salt is effective for temperatures down to 15 degrees Fahrenheit. A generous sprinkle of rock salt on sidewalks, driveways, roads, and bridges melts ice away by lowering the freezing point of ...

  9. Tips to use rock salt and ice melt properly - AOL

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    A common method to melt snow and ice is by spreading rock salt. Some people put generous amounts, but that doesn't mean it's effective. It may even be harmful.