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Definition

A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution

History

Origin

USA

Discoverer

Usiglio

Etymology

From a sediment left after the evaporation

Class

Sedimentary Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Soft Rock

Family

Group

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Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Define Evaporite

Evaporite is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Evaporite in general, A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution. Evaporite comes under Sedimentary Rocks. All Sedimentary Rocks have similar properties and formation process. Along with Evaporite Definition, know more about the History of Evaporite, Etymology of Evaporite in next sections.