A saltwater lagoon known as Lake Sasyk-Sivash on Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula is the source of a rare resource: pink salt. The mineral is tinted by tiny algae that produce the pigment beta-carotene. Each autumn, seasonal workers collect thousands of tons of pink salt for processing and export.
RFE/RL: Harvesting a rare form of salt in Crimea (PHOTOS)
People walk on a beach near the Crimean town of Simeiz, on March 30, 2014.
