Sentences with phrase «formed evaporite»
The western part of the Tethys evolved into the Mediterranean Sea not long after it had been cut off from the global ocean system about 6 million to 5 million years ago and had formed evaporite deposits which reach up to several kilometres in thickness in a land - locked basin that may have resembled Death Valley in present - day California.
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«We think there were a lot of hot spring environments on Mars,» says Farmer, «and large lake basins where evaporites may have formed.