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Salt is white because it is a reflective surface.  It does not absorb much light at all.  The difference between what we call "white" and "silvery" like a mirror is texture.  A smooth surface that reflects light reflects shapes.  A rough surface reflects via hundreds of little mirrors in all different directions.  Hence, no shapes can be properly reflected.

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