In Canada and nothern USA they call white streaks on winter boots "calcium marks". But the city fathers spread salt, not calcium, on sidewalks, and salt is sodium!\nI was once told that salt was expensive in the 1800's and they used crushed bones instead, hence the calcium thing. This answer sounded a bit cheezy to me, but who knows...?
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Among the ingredients in ice melting "salt" are:\nCalcium Magnesium Acetate, \nCalcium Chloride (CaCl),  Urea.  Sodium Chloride (NaCl), aka rock salt.\nSo "calcium marks" is a very good name for the streaks.
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salt is a mineral that is required by the body, but excessive amounts may cause high blood pressure in some people.  Not in all people, just some people.    But to be safe, you should use it sparingly.\n\nsugar, if you are talking about refined sugar is empty calories and is only used to make things taste sweeter.  It is a carbohydrate which our body already gets enough of in our regular diet, but there are healthier sugars than others.   Fructose which is sugar found in fruit and Lactose which is found in dairy products.   These sugars are metabolized differently than refined sugar and are good sources of energy.  good luck
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http://webmineral.com/data/Topaz.shtml\n\nthe site says its streak is white ..
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calcium deposits -go to yahoo health and read up.  some people have alternative therepy in whirlpool to break them up by electronic wave.that makes easier to pass.  heard it is way worse for guys like passing a prickly grape thru there.ouch ! thats pretty good that you ask to help her.  good guy:)--so i would say change in diet possibly could help
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Cows aren't paint. They dont take the grass in and mix it up to produce milk and butter. Those things are produced by their body. The color of things is determined by what material makes it up and what "state" it's in. If something "clear" like an oxygen atom, combines with something that's a gray color like an iron atom, it produces a new thing with a new color called rust. \n\nMilk and butter are far more complex atoms than iron and oxygen. So they reflect the color of what they are. \n\nI would say your grandpa is a pretty funny guy. Tell him hello from OiVey.
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salt water DOESNT WORK...alum..its like a seasoning kinda u can get it at almost any grocery store (a white powder) just dab a bit on it and wash ur hands really good cuz u dont want to get it in ur eyes and keep ur mouth open for it to dry on and it will be gone in a few days (unless they are really bad then a week or so?)
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could be a chemical reaction to processed salt (iodine...etc)...try switching to sea salt.
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Holocene Soil Development on Till and Outwash Inferred from Lake-Sediment Geochemistry in Michigan and Wisconsin \nAuthors: Ewing H.A.1; Nater E.A.2\nSource: Quaternary Research, Volume 57, Number 2, March 2002, pp. 234-243(10)\n\nParent material. Few soils weather directly from the underlying rocks. These "residual" soils have the same general chemistry as the original rocks. More commonly, soils form in materials that have moved in from elsewhere. Materials may have moved many miles or only a few feet. Windblown "loess" is common in the Midwest. It buries "glacial till" in many areas. Glacial till is material ground up and moved by a glacier. The material in which soils form is called "parent material." In the lower part of the soils, these materials may be relatively unchanged from when they were deposited by moving water, ice, or wind.\n\nSediments along rivers have different textures, depending on whether the stream moves quickly or slowly. Fast-moving water leaves gravel, rocks, and sand. Slow-moving water and lakes leave fine textured material (clay and silt) when sediments in the water settle out.\n\nClimate. Soils vary, depending on the climate. Temperature and moisture amounts cause different patterns of weathering and leaching. Wind redistributes sand and other particles especially in arid regions. The amount, intensity, timing, and kind of precipitation influence soil formation. Seasonal and daily changes in temperature affect moisture effectiveness, biological activity, rates of chemical reactions, and kinds of vegetation.\n\nTopography. Slope and aspect affect the moisture and temperature of soil. Steep slopes facing the sun are warmer, just like the south-facing side of a house. Steep soils may be eroded and lose their topsoil as they form. Thus, they may be thinner than the more nearly level soils that receive deposits from areas upslope. Deeper, darker colored soils may be expected on the bottom land.\n\nBiological factors. Plants, animals, micro-organisms, and humans affect soil formation. Animals and micro-organisms mix soils and form burrows and pores. Plant roots open channels in the soils. Different types of roots have different effects on soils. Grass roots are "fibrous" near the soil surface and easily decompose, adding organic matter. Taproots open pathways through dense layers. Micro-organisms affect chemical exchanges between roots and soil. Humans can mix the soil so extensively that the soil material is again considered parent material.\n\nThe native vegetation depends on climate, topography, and biological factors plus many soil factors such as soil density, depth, chemistry, temperature, and moisture. Leaves from plants fall to the surface and decompose on the soil. Organisms decompose these leaves and mix them with the upper part of the soil. Trees and shrubs have large roots that may grow to considerable depths.\n\nTime. Time for all these factors to interact with the soil is also a factor. Over time, soils exhibit features that reflect the other forming factors. Soil formation processes are continuous. Recently deposited material, such as the deposition from a flood, exhibits no features from soil development activities. The previous soil surface and underlying horizons become buried. The time clock resets for these soils. Terraces above the active floodplain, while genetically similar to the floodplain, are older land surfaces and exhibit more development features.\n\nThese soil forming factors continue to affect soils even on "stable" landscapes. Materials are deposited on their surface, and materials are blown or washed away from the surface. Additions, removals, and alterations are slow or rapid, depending on climate, landscape position, and biological activity.\n\nWhen mapping soils, a soil scientist looks for areas with similar soil-forming factors to find similar soils. The colors, texture, structure, and other properties are d
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It's used in the building industry. It is also used in the making of metallurgical flux, fertilizers, fertilizer manufacture and in the chemical industry. Clear calcite crystals were used as prisms. Occasionally rough crystals are used in jewelry or as ornaments. If you have a nice one, you can have it as a mineral collection.
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Actually, Calcium in it's pure form doesn't exist in nature, as it is highly reactive with water.  It is only found in compounds such as chalk (CaCO3), lime (Ca(OH)2) or gypsum (CaSO4), which can erode to very fine particles which then become SUSPENDED in water.
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My parents used to say this stinks on "dry" ice.  I guess that was back in the old days.  LOL.  I am curious now too.  What does it mean?
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How would someone even know if they have excessive salt in their pee? It's not like doctors routinely check for this or people self-check the way they check for sugar in their blood or urine.\n\nI have this awful mental image of how someone might know but you now have me curious.I ingest more than the normal salt levels and have been checked but my kidneys are working fine. The doctor would have told me if I was peeing salt. \n\nSo, what was the question?
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The key word is "winter" time.  During the winter, outside air leaks into a house (it must to make up for any air that is used in a furnace and goes up the chimney).  The outside air is very cold and can hold very little moisture (any excess would turn to frost (like on your car windshield on a very cold morning.)  Once the air is inside the house and heats up it is very dry (unless you add moisture using a humidifier).  Dry air permits a static electric charge to build up, especially when generated by friction, for examply when shuffling across a carpet or just the moltion within our clothes as we walk.  When we touch a good conductor such as metal, the excess charge drains off to a less charged body such as a stove and is often strong enough to see and feel as a spark.  If you rub a dry comb with cloth (perhaps silk) while your hands are dry, it can build up a charge strong enough to pick up bits of paper, but if you wet the comb it will not build up a charge.  If you dampen your feet or shoes or slippers, you also will likely not build up a static charge - although that would not be very practical.  You can increase the moisture in your house with a humidifier, but too much will merely coat the windows with hoarfrost.  Finding clothes less prone to static may help as well as selecting shoes with soles that rid you of the charge better.  Good luck.
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Without knowing all the details, it sounds like nail polish to me, also.\nIf you are in general good health, nail polish may be the culprit.\n\nBuffing works and is natural.
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Too long to list:\nhttp://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/ROCKS.htm\ngood site
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I used to work the King Crab fishing boats in Alaska back in the 80s. Rubber boots & wet climates make for a fair amount of stink amongst the crew.\nA secret that seems crazy but works well is to spray your feet with Lysol disinfectant, & saturate your shoes as well. Then wait for your shoes to dry. Oddly enough it actually feels good, & works better than any athelets foot medication or stink foot I have ever found on any shelf.
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soak your feet everyday after work I like to use epsom salt u can find it any where where foot cremes are located just add a little bit in the water it helps so much! Also use some kind of foot inserts in your shoes.