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Shallow-water and deep-water evaporite deposition

Antonie Pannekoek

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A shallow-water and mud-flat mechanism is suggested for the deposition of certain evaporite deposits such as gypsum, but a deep-basin mechanism is considered responsible for most of the extraordinarily thick halite deposits.

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A shallow-water and mud-flat mechanism is suggested for the deposition of certain evaporite deposits such as gypsum, but a deep-basin mechanism is considered responsible for most of the extraordinarily thick halite deposits.

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A shallow-water and mud-flat mechanism is suggested for the deposition of certain evaporite deposits such as gypsum, but a deep-basin mechanism is considered responsible for most of the extraordinarily thick halite deposits.

Key concepts: Evaporite, Halite, Gypsum, Geology, Deposition (geology), Geochemistry, Structural basin, Waves and shallow water

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