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词汇 evaporite
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Definition of evaporite in English:

evaporite

noun ɪˈvapərʌɪtiˈvapəˌrīt
Geology
  • A natural salt or mineral deposit left after the evaporation of a body of water.

    〔地质〕蒸发盐,蒸发岩

    non-marine evaporites include borax
    as modifier evaporite deposits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Turbidite deposits and westward younging of limestones and evaporites record the development of the foreland fold and thrust belt during the Late Carboniferous Epoch.
    • At the same time, lagoonal evaporites were deposited in the middle of the Western Carpathians; therefore an island surrounded by lagoons is hypothesized there.
    • The Rhaetian-Lower Sinemurian shallow ramp units are composed of platform carbonates, evaporites and minor siliciclastic deposits.
    • Subordinate rocks include thin units of dolomite, evaporite, Varangerian tillite and Precambrian crystalline rocks.
    • The Early Miocene Gachsaran Formation is composed of evaporites (salt and anhydrite), marl and limestone.

Origin

1920s: alteration of evaporate (see also -ite1).

Definition of evaporite in US English:

evaporite

nouniˈvapəˌrīt
Geology
  • A natural salt or mineral deposit left after the evaporation of a body of water.

    〔地质〕蒸发盐,蒸发岩

    nonmarine evaporites include borax
    as modifier evaporite deposits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the same time, lagoonal evaporites were deposited in the middle of the Western Carpathians; therefore an island surrounded by lagoons is hypothesized there.
    • The Rhaetian-Lower Sinemurian shallow ramp units are composed of platform carbonates, evaporites and minor siliciclastic deposits.
    • Subordinate rocks include thin units of dolomite, evaporite, Varangerian tillite and Precambrian crystalline rocks.
    • The Early Miocene Gachsaran Formation is composed of evaporites (salt and anhydrite), marl and limestone.
    • Turbidite deposits and westward younging of limestones and evaporites record the development of the foreland fold and thrust belt during the Late Carboniferous Epoch.

Origin

1920s: alteration of evaporate (see also -ite).

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