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Showing posts with label Lake Natron. Show all posts
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Sunday, 6 October 2013

Lake Natron: Deadly Waters in Tanzania Turn Animals To Stone

  Lake Natron in northern Tanzania causes any animal that becomes engrossed in the water to die and become calcified, according to an article from New Scientist Tuesday. Nick Brandt, well-known for his photography of East Africa's natural landscape, came across Tanzania's Lake Natron during his travels. The lake is named for a mineral (natron, often referred to as sodium carbonate decahydrate) whose presence gives Lake Natron a unusually...