Figure 12
View of Spotted Lake looking north-west acquired by ADF in September 2013. The lake is ∼ 700 m long and 240 m across at its widest point, having an area of 13 hectares. The bulk of this endorheic basin is filled with coarse gypsum crystals and organic mud. Concentrated Mg2+–Na+–SO42− brine occupies some 670 discrete pools from < 1 m to ∼ 40 m across. The sample described in the text was obtained at 49° 4′ 36.98″ N, 119° 33′ 55.62″ W. |