evaporite

evaporite [ih-vap-uh-rahyt] ExamplesWord Origin noun Geology.

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

Origin of evaporite First recorded in 1920–25; evapor(ation) + -ite1 Examples from the Web for evaporite Historical Examples of evaporite

Borates are mined from evaporite deposits at Searles Lake, California, and other desert locations.

Deserts

A. S. Walker

British Dictionary definitions for evaporite evaporite noun

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

Word Origin for evaporite C20: evaporation + -ite 1 evaporite in Science evaporite [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.