Difference between revisions of "Evaporite"

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Halite-249324.jpg|A stunning halite specimen of water-clear, stacked echelon and offset cubes. From the famed salt deposits at Stassfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Courtesy Rob Lavinsky, [http://iRocks.com iRocks.com], CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Gypsum_formation_of_Capo_Bianco.jpg|Gypsum formation of Capo Bianco, at the mouth of the river Platani, Sicily. Courtesy [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gypsum_formation_of_Capo_Bianco.jpg Wikimedia Commons], Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
 
Gypsum_formation_of_Capo_Bianco.jpg|Gypsum formation of Capo Bianco, at the mouth of the river Platani, Sicily. Courtesy [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gypsum_formation_of_Capo_Bianco.jpg Wikimedia Commons], Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
 
Anhydrite_HMNH1.jpg|Anhydrite from Chihuahua, Mexico. Courtesy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhydrite Wikipedia].
 
Anhydrite_HMNH1.jpg|Anhydrite from Chihuahua, Mexico. Courtesy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhydrite Wikipedia].

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Evaporites are minerals produced by the evaporation of water. This may occur in marine or nonmarine settings. The common evaporite minerals associated with petroleum exploration are halite, gypsum, and anhydrite.

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