A salt glacier (or namakier) is a rare flow of rock salt that is created when a rising diapir in a salt dome breaches the surface of Earth. The name ‘salt glacier’ was given to this phenomenon because of the similarity of movement compared to ice glaciers.
A salt glacier (or namakier) is a rare flow of rock salt that is created when a rising diapir in a salt dome breaches the surface of Earth. The name ‘salt glacier’ was given to this phenomenon because of the similarity of movement compared to ice glaciers.
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