evaporite

American  

[ih-vap-uh-rahyt] / ɪˈvæp əˌraɪt /

noun

Geology.

1. any sedimentary rock, as gypsum or rock salt, formed by precipitation from evaporating seawater.

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evaporite British  

/ ɪˈvæpəˌraɪt /

noun

1. any sedimentary rock, such as rock salt, gypsum, or anhydrite, formed by evaporation of former seas or salt-water lakes

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evaporite Scientific  

/ ĭ-văp′ə-rīt′ /

1. A sedimentary rock that consists of one or more minerals formed as precipitates from the evaporation of a saline solution, such as saltwater. Usually, the first evaporite to form from saltwater is calcium, followed by gypsum and then halite.

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Etymology

Origin of evaporite

First recorded in 1920–25; evapor(ation) + -ite ¹

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evaporite

They can be found in such localities as Searles Dry Lake and Death Valley, California, and in ancient evaporite deposits of the Green River Formation of Utah and Wyoming.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

Gordon, W. A. Distribution by latitude of Phanerozoic evaporite deposits.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

Playa deposits resemble those of normal lake deposits but contain more evaporite minerals.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

Hydrology and hydraulic properties of a bedded evaporite formation.

From Forbes ● Jan. 1, 2014

Evaporite, evaporite, evaporite, just like Mission One cores, just like Mission Three's, and just like every single mission before if you don't count all the basalt.

From Nature ● Jun. 1, 2011