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The original concentration of dissolved minerals in a restricted ocean basin was enough to form only a thin everporite layer how thEN is it possib le that thick evaporite layers form there?
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In a restricted ocean as opposed to a closed ocean, as the restricted ocean evaporates, more salty water enters from outside. This continuously replenishes the salt that is being deposited allowing for thick evaporate layers to form. Many examples actually show that the new water episodically enters the evaporating ocean.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe original concentration of dissolved minerals in a restricted ocean basin was enough to form only a thin evaporated layer. As the restricted ocean evaporates, more salty water enters from outside and continuously replenishes the salt that is being deposited allowing for thick evaporate layers to form.
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What is a chemical rock formed by crystilization of excess dissolved materials?
This is known as an evaporite, examples include Halite, Gypsum and certain types of Limestone.
Describe how halite deposits form?
Halite is an evaporite mineral, meaning it forms as a result of evaporation from concentrated liquid solutions containing dissolved minerals.
What sedimentary rock is made from solution of dissolved minerals and water?
Some limestones are made by precipitation of dissolved calcium carbonate. Some cherts are formed from dissolved silicates in thermal springs and evaporite minerals, such as gypsum and rock salt (halite) are formed by evaporation of water from solutions of dissolved minerals.
Compare and contrast conglomerate and evaporite?
Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock composed of rounded gravel-sized particles, while evaporite is a sedimentary rock formed from the precipitation of minerals that were dissolved in water. Conglomerate forms from the erosion and transportation of pre-existing rocks, while evaporite forms through the evaporation of water. Both rocks can contain a variety of minerals and can provide clues about the environment in which they formed.
What are some evaporite minerals?
Halite and gypsum are two examples of evaporite minerals.
What are three common evaporite minerals?
Evaporite minerals are water-soluble mineral sediments that were formed from precipitation. The three common evaporite minerals are gypsum, anhydrite and halite.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made from solutions of dissolve minerals and water?
Some limestones are made by precipitation of dissolved calcium carbonate. Some cherts are formed from dissolved silicates in thermal springs and evaporite minerals, such as gypsum and rock salt (halite) are formed by evaporation of water from solutions of dissolved minerals.
Give an example of an evaporite rock?
Rock gypsum and rock salt are two examples of sedimentary evaporite rocks.
What is a diapir structure formed by evaporite minerals?
Evaporite minerals are minerals found in sedimentary rocks that are formed as precipitates from the evaporation of a saline solution. A diapir structure formed by evaporite minerals is a salt dome.
Describe the sequence of events in the formation of an evaporite?
This forms in bodies of water in which water evaporates faster than it is receiving rain. (This process is called precipitation) This causes the minerals in the water to be left behind, in which they become a rock. (An evaporite) examples of an evaporite is Gypsum.
Name a rock that is an evaporite?
Rock Salt
Is halite a organic rock?
It is not a rock but an evaporite mineral.
