Salt Deposit (Subnautica)

+# Salt Deposit (Subnautica)+ +![Salt Deposit](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/Salt_Deposit.png?68995)+ +**Salt Deposits** are raw materials commonly found on the seabed. Salt is essential for crafting cured food and Disinfected Water from Bleach. This makes it very important in the Survival mode of Subnautica.+ +## Overview+ +| Property | Details |+| :--- | :--- |+| **Type** | Raw Material |+| **Description** | NaCl. Culinary and sanitation applications. |+| **Acquired From** | Seabed, Large Resource Deposits, Purple Pinecone, Water Filtration Machine |+| **Size** | 1 (Inventory slots) |+| **Debug Spawn** | `salt` |+ +Salt Deposits look like small, white cube-shaped crystals. The most plentiful locations of salt can be found on the Mountain Island and in the Crash Zone, as well as in deeper biomes such as the Mushroom Forest, Grassy Plateaus, and the Bulb Zone. Salt Deposits can also be harvested from Purple Pinecones.+ +Salt Deposits can be found as large resource deposits. These large deposits yield 7-14 Salt when drilled.+ +## Renewable Source+ +Salt Deposits are a collectable byproduct produced by the desalination process of the Water Filtration Machine, making it a renewable resource. It can be collected in a virtually infinite amount as long as the Water Filtration Machine is powered by renewable sources of energy, such as Solar Panels and Thermal Plants.+ +### Production+ +*   **Input:** Water+*   **Machine:** Water Filtration Machine+*   **Output:** Large Filtered Water + Salt Deposit+ +## Uses in Crafting+ +### Resources+ +*   **Bleach**: Crafted in the Fabricator using Coral Tube Sample and Salt.+*   **Hydrochloric Acid**: Crafted using Deep Shroom and Salt.+ +### Sustenance (Cured Food)+ +Salt is required to cure various fish, extending their shelf life and improving their nutritional value. Examples include:+ +*   Cured Holefish+*   Cured Peeper+*   Cured Bladderfish+*   Cured Garryfish+*   Cured Hoverfish+*   Cured Reginald+*   Cured Spadefish+*   Cured Boomerang+*   Cured Magmarang+*   Cured Eyeye+*   Cured Red Eyeye+*   Cured Oculus+*   Cured Hoopfish+*   Cured Spinefish+ +## Gallery+ +![Salt Deposit](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/Saltnewmodel.jpg/200px-Saltnewmodel.jpg?7c6c5)+*Salt Deposit*+ +![The large version of Salt Deposits](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/Large_Salt_Deposit.png/200px-Large_Salt_Deposit.png?9be2e)+*The large version of Salt Deposits*+ +![Size reference with the Player](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/SaltDepositSizeReference.png/200px-SaltDepositSizeReference.png?4dfb5)+*Size reference with the Player*