Focus on Sedimentary Environments

A large saline lake

The Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

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Shuttle image: Great Salt Lake & Bonneville
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Space shuttle image of the Great Salt Lake (top) and the Great Salt Lake Desert. North is towards top left. Credit: NASA Earth from Space
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Examine the image. What evidence is there for the former extent of saline lake(s)?


 

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Shuttle image: Great Salt Lake
 
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Space shuttle image of the Great Salt Lake. North is towards left. Credit: NASA Earth from Space
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Observations

Look carefully at the bottom centre and left centre areas of the photograph. What are the rectilinear structures?


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