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B8 Evaporite deposit. Death Valley National Park. California, USA
Position:
N36° 23'
W116° 45' approx.
Elevation:
sea level - approx.
Image format:
MF
SALT DEPOSITS (1)
In the hollows between the SAND DUNES small ponds of water may
fill after occasional rain (Yes it rains even in the desert!)
. Any water is soon EVAPORATED away by the sun's heat. All that
may remains of the pond may be a thin crust of SALT that has been
left behind from the evaporated water.
The crack pattern show how the salt shrank as it dried out. Some
salt deposits from large lakes may be very thick.
More detail
Image Trail:
B7 Sand dunes & wind ripples. Death Valley Ntl Park. California,
USA
L31 Evaporite deposit. Bonneville Salt Flats. Utah, USA
L35 Fossilized ripple marks. Capitol Reef National Park. Utah, USA
B11 Arid desert. Mexican Hat. Utah, USA
L68 Dust Storm Owens Lake. California, USA
L69 Evaporite Tufa Mono Lake. California, USA
L72 White Gypsum Sand, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico,
USA
H1 River in an arid area. Fremont River, Capitol Reef National Park.
Utah, USA
Links:
http://www.utah.com/places/public_lands/bonneville_salt.htm
http://www.nps.gov/whsa/
http://www.nps.gov/whsa/geology.htm |
