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marine evaporite deposition

marine evaporite deposition

Three models for deposition of marine evaporites in basins of restricted water circulation.

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Dead Sea

Salt deposits on the southwestern shore of the Dead Sea near Masada, Israel.

Z. Radovan, Jerusalem

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