Evaporite Rock | History

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

Other Categories

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

Texture

Earthy

Color

Green, Grey, Silver, White

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

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58% - Sedimentary Rocks Rocks have it !

Scratch Resistant

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61% - Sedimentary Rocks Rocks

Stain Resistant

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42% - Sedimentary Rocks Rocks

Wind Resistant

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36% - Sedimentary Rocks Rocks have it !

Acid Resistant

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19% - Sedimentary Rocks Rocks

Appearance

Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Flooring, Homes, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As a Flux in the Production of Steel and Pig Iron, As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories

Medical Industry

Taken as a Supplement for Calcium or Magnesium

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Used in the manufacture of Ceramic Powder, Used in the preparation of Sulfuric Acid and Silicon Diborite

Types

Sedimentary rock

Features

Generally rough to touch, Splintery, Veined

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Present

Formation

Evaporite is water-soluble mineral sediment which forms from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution.

Composition

Mineral Content

Calcite, Cancrinite, Gypsum, Kyanite, Magnetite

Compound Content

CaMg(CO₃)₂, CaO, Calcium Sulfate, KCl, MgO, NaCl

Transformation

Metamorphism

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17% - Sedimentary Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Metamorphism

Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism

Weathering

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78% - Sedimentary Rocks Rocks

Types of Weathering

Erosion

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86% - Sedimentary Rocks Rocks

Types of Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

2-3

1 7

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Grain Size

Medium to Fine Coarse Grained

Fracture

Conchoidal

Streak

White

Porosity

Less Porous

Luster

Subvitreous to Dull

Compressive Strength

225.00 N/mm²

Rank: 8 (Overall)

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Perfect

Toughness

Specific Gravity

2.86-2.99

0 8.4

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Transparency

Translucent

Density

2.8-2.9 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.92 kJ/Kg K

Rank: 10 (Overall)

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

Africa

Europe

United Kingdom

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

South America

Colombia, Paraguay

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

Central Australia, Western Australia