GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

MINERALOGY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Halite is made when a body of seawater becomes closed off and evaporates and salt precipitates out and is deposited as crystallized halite. What type of sedimentary rock is formed?

A	Clastic
B	Chemical
C	Organic
D	Pyroclastic

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Rock salt is a sedimentary rock formed from the mineral halite.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rock Salt: A sedimentary rock composed of the mineral halite.

Detailed explanation-3: -Halite is made when a body of seawater becomes closed off and evaporates and salt precipitates out and is deposited as crystallized halite.

Detailed explanation-4: -Also called table or common salt, halite is an evaporite because it precipitates (settles) out of water as the water evaporates. (Gypsum and anhydrite are also evaporites.) As seawater evaporates, the precipitated halite settles on the sea floor.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rock salt is composed of the mineral halite (NaCl-sodium chloride). It ranges in color from clearish to grayish to orangish-brown, but sometimes has other colors, such as blue.

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