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Evaporite Formation Beneath the Mediterranean by Rotimi Owowa is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the history and economic significance of evaporites, which are sedimentary rocks formed by precipitation from brines. Evaporites include minerals like halite, gypsum, and anhydrite. They often act as hydrocarbon reservoirs, traps, and seals. The study of evaporites helps understand basin processes and hydrocarbon occurrences. Modern understanding of evaporite deposition is based on studies of both ancient evaporites and modern analogs like sabkhas.
- Author
- Rotimi Owowa
- Language
- EN