e|vap|o|rite

e|vap|o|rite
e|vap|o|rite «ih VAP uh ryt», noun.
a sedimentary deposit formed as a result of the evaporation of seawater: »

The rich Middle East and Texan oil fields are closely associated with formations bearing thick deposits of salt and related evaporites (New Scientist).


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