CRYSTALLIZED FROM WATER WHEN THEIR CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS THAT WHICH CAN BE DISSOLVED (SOLUBLE) IN WATER

EVAPORITES - SALTS OF SODIUM, CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM, POTASSIUM DEPOSITED AS DESERT LAKES, SEAS DRY UP:

DEAD SEA

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS (GREAT SALT LAKE) REMAIN FROM HUGE LAKE DURING ICE AGES

MEDITERRANEAN (6 MYR AGO)