The water evaporates and the salts are left behind, creating a white crustal layer that prevents air and water from reaching the underlying soil. 水蒸发留下盐分,形成白色的地壳层,阻止空气和水进入下面的土壤。
Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water. 地壳运动打开了地中海和大西洋之间的海峡,地中海重新被水注满,之后形成了地中海盐丘。