San Andreas Lake (from which the fault takes its name) is a ``sag pond'' that naturally formed in the valley of the San Andreas fault. Strike slip faults are good places for lakes; the fault both creates a low spot to collect the water, and grinds up the rock underneath making an impermeable layer to hold the water in.
In addition to providing us with shape and support for our skeleton, minerals are the âspark of life.â Minerals are essential in the diet and each plays unique and often multi-factorial roles as they act at all levels of the body â cells, tissues, organs, and the whole organism.
This mineral also contributes to the makeup of teeth and bones. Magnesium activates enzymes, contributes to energy production, and helps regulate levels of calcium, copper, zinc, potassium, vitamin D, and other important nutrients in the body.