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Lithium Harvesting at Salar de Uyuni
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Lithium Harvesting at Salar de Uyuni

The Bolivian salt flat holds vast quantities of the element, but bringing it to market poses challenges.

Published Apr 27, 2019

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Salar de Coipasa, Bolivia
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Salar de Coipasa, Bolivia

The colorful salt flat is a product of mineral-rich waters and a dry, flat landscape.

Published Oct 8, 2012

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

The largest salar (salt flat) in the world, Salar de Uyuni, is located within the Altiplano of Bolivia in South America. This astronaut photograph features the northern end of the salar and the dormant volcano Mount Tunupa (image center). This mountain is high enough to support a summit glacier, and enough rain falls on the windward slopes to provide water for small communities along the base. The dark volcanic rocks comprising Mt. Tunupa are in sharp contrast with the white, mineral-crusted surface of the salar. The major minerals are halite (common table salt) and gypsum (a common component of drywall).

Published Dec 12, 2005

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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.

Published Oct 25, 2015

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Salar de Atacama, Chile
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Salar de Atacama, Chile

In perhaps the driest place on Earth, water still shapes the landscape.

Published Nov 29, 2011

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Bolton de Pipanaco, Argentina
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Bolton de Pipanaco, Argentina

Published Mar 11, 2007

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Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
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Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

One of the largest salt pans in the world spreads across northern Botswana, offering critical seasonal oases for mammals and birds.

Published Jul 7, 2018

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Salar de Arizaro
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Salar de Arizaro

One of the world’s largest salt flats sits atop the high plateau of northwest Argentina.

Published Jun 28, 2014

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Coloring the Great Salt Lake
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Coloring the Great Salt Lake

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

Published Oct 4, 2020

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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 Flats, Mountains, and Moisture
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Salt Flats, Mountains, and Moisture

High altitudes in the Andes beget salt flats and rain shadows along the border of Chile and Bolivia.

Published Apr 14, 2019

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India’s Largest Salt Producer
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India’s Largest Salt Producer

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

Published Oct 21, 2019

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Salin Aigues-Mortes
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Salin Aigues-Mortes

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

Published Apr 4, 2019

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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.

Published Nov 13, 2017

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Great Salt Lake, Oblique View
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Great Salt Lake, Oblique View

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

Published Feb 1, 2016

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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.

Published Feb 17, 2013

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Dust Storm over Southern Bolivia
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Dust Storm over Southern Bolivia

This true-color image from July 21, 2009, shows pale beige dust plumes blowing southeastward from salt flats in western Bolivia. The image also shows small plumes blowing southward from riverbeds in eastern Bolivia.

Published Jul 22, 2009

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Dust Storm over Bolivia
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Dust Storm over Bolivia

Strong winds whip thick, multi-colored clouds of dust across the Bolivian highlands in this photo-like image from July 18, 2010.

Published Jul 20, 2010

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Salt Domes on Melville Island
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Salt Domes on Melville Island

Published Aug 27, 2006

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