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India’s Largest Salt Producer
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The west-central state of Gujarat accounts for nearly three-quarters of India’s annual salt production.

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Colorful, mineral-rich salt flats are nestled between the Promontory Mountains and the Great Salt Lake.

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Bolton de Pipanaco, Argentina

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Salt Glaciers in Xinjiang, China
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Salt Glaciers in Xinjiang, China

In this active tectonic environment, salt squeezes through faults in the rock until it reaches the surface and flows like a glacier.

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Mineral Mining in China
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Mineral Mining in China

A rim of crystal salts surrounds Lake Qarhan, the largest salt lake playa in China and a significant source of minerals, including table salt and potassium for fertilizer.

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Iran’s Great Salt Desert
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Iran’s Great Salt Desert

The rocks of Dasht-e Kavir tell tales of a much wetter environment millions of years ago.

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The salt produced from tidal marshes in southern France is the product of ideal climate conditions and careful management.

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The lake and surrounding landscape are characterized by many flavors and mixtures of salt.

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Salt Ponds, Botswana
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Salt Ponds, Botswana

This detailed astronaut photograph shows the salt ponds of one of Africa’s major producers of soda ash (sodium carbonate) and salt. Soda ash is used for making glass, in metallurgy, in the detergent industry, and in chemical manufacture. The image shows a small part of the great salt flats of central Botswana known as the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.

Published May 13, 2007

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Salt Glacier, Zagros Mountains
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Salt Glacier, Zagros Mountains

Southeastern Iran is home to numerous salt domes and salt glaciers, which have been built over time by the movement of Earth’s crust.

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Lake Sambhar
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Lake Sambhar

The wet and dry seasons bring two distinct but colorful looks to this wetland in the Thar Desert.

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Effect of Drought on Great Salt Lake
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Effect of Drought on Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake serves as a striking visual marker for astronauts orbiting over North America. A sharp line across its center is caused by the restriction in water flow from the railroad causeway. The eye-catching colors of the lake stem from the fact that Great Salt Lake is hypersaline, typically 3–5 times saltier than the ocean, and the high salinities support sets of plants and animals that affect the light-absorbing qualities of the water. Space Station astronauts have recorded the decline in lake levels in response to a regional 5-year drought taking both detailed views and broad views of the entire lake. As lake levels have declined the salt works have become islands in the middle of a dry lakebed.

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Getting Saltier

As water levels drop in the Dead Sea, salt is piling up on the lakebed.

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Salt Lake Water Woes
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Salt Lake Water Woes

In October 2016, one of America’s largest lakes reached its lowest level on record.

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