Researchers have discovered meter-high chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea. These are formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals from groundwater with an extremely high salt content ...
Defining Deep-Sea Mining Also referred to as seabed mining or seafloor mining, deep-sea mining is generally defined as the exploration and extraction of minerals (not including hydrocarbons) at ...
The Dead Sea is a highly dynamic system ... leaching out extremely old and thick layers of rock consisting mainly of the mineral halite. It then flows into the lake as brine.