Spring water salt

Sel des Pyrénéesis extracted in a traditional manner directly from nature, and gains its value from these natural properties.

The natural saline springs trace their origins to the Late Triassic period of more than 220 million years ago. At this time, more than half of the Iberian Peninsula was covered by the Tethys Sea. The processes of evaporation, sedimentation and re-flooding caused the formation of a thick layer of salt in the subsoil at about 3000 metres depth.

The sediment load deposited above this, and the tectonic forces associated with the formation of the Pyrenees, resulted in the formation of a diapir.

This is a natural structure formed when a soft, ductile material of low density rises from its original deep position to the surface. Over time, this process has resulted in the salt rising to the surface forming what we now know as natural saline springs.

From this spring water, rich and full of history, the Sel des Pyrénéesis extracted using the natural action of the wind, the sun and the experience gained over many years.

Influence of the Pamplona Fault in the Mesozoic sedimentation and its relationship with the development of diapirism from the Secondary Era to the present.

Block showing the rise of Triassic materials through the Mesozoic and Tertiary series.