Many of these solid deposits occur as a result of ancient seas evaporating, which still occurs now in places such as Utah's Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea.
mˈɛnɪəv ðiːz sˈɑːlɪd dᵻpˈɑːzɪts əkˈɜːɹ æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt sˈiːz ɪvˈæpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ, wˌɪtʃ stˈɪl əkˈɜːz nˈaʊ ɪn plˈeɪsᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐz jˈuːtɔz ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɔlt lˈeɪk ænd ðə dˈɛd sˈiː.