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Salt Chimneys at Dead Sea

November 25 , 2024 16 hrs 0 min 16 0
  • Researchers discovered have discovered meter-high white salt chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea.
  • These chimneys are formed by the expulsion of hypersaline fluid from the lake floors.
  • They are formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals when the groundwater with an extremely high salt content flows up out of the lake floor.
  • The most famous black smokers found along the mid-ocean ridges and the tufa towers of Mono Lake.

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