SALT FLATS
I chose to do Salt Flats. I thought that this one seemed super interesting because I read that it is too harsh to have most plants and animals to survive. It is formed by delicate crystals and the relatively thin upper crust of salt can break through to the mud layer. No cars are allowed to be on this. In the photo, you’ll see that it looks very different than a lot of areas were familiar with. So what causes this ? 1. sources of salt 2 enclosed basin and 3 having an arid climate. NaCl ( table salt) is the majority of the Badwater Basin and other minerals are calcite, gypsum, and borax. After thousands of years, enough salt has washed in to produce upon layer of salt crust. I included a video on youtube that gave great photos and videos of the salt and salt flakes. SUPER interesting because they are crystals and apparently sounds hollow underneath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVmUr6VHV9Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVmUr6VHV9M
I chose to do Salt Flats. I thought that this one seemed super interesting because I read that it is too harsh to have most plants and animals to survive. It is formed by delicate crystals and the relatively thin upper crust of salt can break through to the mud layer. No cars are allowed to be on this. In the photo, you’ll see that it looks very different than a lot of areas were familiar with. So what causes this ? 1. sources of salt 2 enclosed basin and 3 having an arid climate. NaCl ( table salt) is the majority of the Badwater Basin and other minerals are calcite, gypsum, and borax. After thousands of years, enough salt has washed in to produce upon layer of salt crust. I included a video on youtube that gave great photos and videos of the salt and salt flakes. SUPER interesting because they are crystals and apparently sounds hollow underneath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVmUr6VHV9Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVmUr6VHV9M
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