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What is an evaporite and how is it formed?

Answer 1

Evaporite is a chemical rock. It is formed when water evaporates and leaves behind mineral deposits.

Recall that, aside from clastic and organic rocks, chemical rocks are the third category of sedimentary rocks. They are produced exclusively by chemical processes devoid of the involvement of living things.

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Answer 2

Leo Arens

An evaporite is a type of sedimentary rock that forms through the precipitation of minerals from evaporating water bodies such as lakes, seas, or playas. As water evaporates, dissolved minerals become increasingly concentrated, eventually reaching saturation and precipitating out of solution to form mineral deposits. Over time, these deposits accumulate and undergo lithification, transforming into solid evaporite rocks such as gypsum, halite (rock salt), and anhydrite.

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