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e⋅vap⋅o⋅rite

  [i-vap-uh-rahyt]
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–noun Geology.
any sedimentary rock, as gypsum or rock salt, formed by precipitation from evaporating seawater.
Origin:
1920–25; evapor(ation) + -ite 1
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e·vap·o·rite   (ĭ-vāp'ə-rīt')   
n.  A sedimentary deposit that results from the evaporation of seawater.

[evapor(ation) + -ite1.]
e·vap'o·rit'ic (-rĭt'ĭk) adj.
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evaporite   (ĭ-vāp'ə-rīt')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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