A report on Evaporite
Water-soluble sedimentary mineral deposit that results from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution.
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Halite
7 linksType of salt, the mineral form of sodium chloride (NaCl).
Type of salt, the mineral form of sodium chloride (NaCl).
It commonly occurs with other evaporite deposit minerals such as several of the sulfates, halides, and borates.
Mineral
8 linksIn geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.
Halite and sylvite commonly form as evaporites, and can be dominant minerals in chemical sedimentary rocks.
Carnallite
4 linksCarnallite (also carnalite) is an evaporite mineral, a hydrated potassium magnesium chloride with formula KMgCl3·6(H2O).
Sedimentary rock
4 linksSedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation.
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation.
Common chemical sedimentary rocks include oolitic limestone and rocks composed of evaporite minerals, such as halite (rock salt), sylvite, baryte and gypsum.
Anhydrite
5 linksMineral with the chemical formula CaSO4.
Mineral with the chemical formula CaSO4.
Anhydrite is most frequently found in evaporite deposits with gypsum; it was, for instance, first discovered in 1794 in a salt mine near Hall in Tirol.
Gypsum
3 linksSoft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4*2H2O.
Soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4*2H2O.
It forms as an evaporite mineral and as a hydration product of anhydrite.
Polyhalite
2 linksPolyhalite is an evaporite mineral, a hydrated sulfate of potassium, calcium and magnesium with formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4*2H2O.
Kainite
2 linksKainite ( or ) (KMg(SO4)Cl·3H2O) is an evaporite mineral in the class of "Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O" according to the Nickel–Strunz classification.
Potassium
5 linksChemical element with the symbol K and atomic number19.
Chemical element with the symbol K and atomic number19.
Sylvite (KCl), carnallite, kainite and langbeinite are the minerals found in large evaporite deposits worldwide.
Dolomite (rock)
3 linksSedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2.
Sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2.
It occurs widely, often in association with limestone and evaporites, though it is less abundant than limestone and rare in Cenozoic rock beds (beds less than about 66 million years in age).