蒸じょう発はつ岩がん

noun

evaporite

Geological term for sedimentary rock formed by evaporation of water, leaving behind dissolved minerals.

• 蒸じょう発はつ岩がんは、塩えん湖こや内ない海かいで水みずが蒸じょう発はつしてできる堆たい積せき岩がんです。

  Evaporites are sedimentary rocks formed when water evaporates in salt lakes or inland seas.