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Salt Flats, Death Valley CA

June 2011 (approx.)

Detailed Description

The aric climate of the Death Valley produces the renouned salt flats. Note the interesting hexagonal structure of the salt beds. This is a common form in nature, often associated in drying (mud cracks, salt flats) and cooling (columnar basalt) events.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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