Lake Baskunchak

lake, Russia

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halite deposits

  • Map showing the countries of Europe with national capitals and surrounding bodies of water, including the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.
    In Europe: Nonmetallic deposits

    …geologically ancient salt lakes as Lake Baskunchak (in Russia’s lower Volga basin). Other salts important for the chemical industry are produced in large quantities in Germany and France. Europe also has substantial sulfur deposits, and the mining of sulfur in beds during the Miocene Epoch (about 23 to 5.3 million…

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