Out in the California Death Valley is the Badwater Basin where there are salt flats that cover almost 200 square miles. This area is one of the largest protected salt flats in the world. Do to it being an enclosed basin and a large drainage area for the surrounding mountains, when water collects he has no were to drain. The Death Valley drainage system is around 9000 square miles. Minerals in the water to collect at this site. Because of the arid climate is has caused the water to evaporate leaving behind salt and fine silt. The mineral left are Sodium Chloride or table salt mixed with other minerals such as calcite, gypsum and borax. It is an amazing area with unique geology.
Robbie
Reference
Salt Flats. (2015, February 28). Salt Flats - Death Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service). Retrieved December 5, 2020, from https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/nature/salt-flats.htm
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