Evaporites (points)
Short description
Evaporites are crystalline sedimentary rocks that form by the evaporation of natural brines. Having complex mineralogy, there are many varieties of evaporites; the most economically important minerals include: calcite, gypsum, anhydrite, halite, polyhalite, sylvite, carnallite, kainite, kieserite and anhydrite. Although evaporite deposits formed in ancient marine basins are extensive on land, many of these also extend beneath the sea, not only beneath the continental shelves but also under some marginal ocean basins. Present day occurrences of subsea anhydrite, potash and magnesium evaporite deposits have been described along the margins of the Mediterranean Sea as well as in the North Sea and West Baltic Sea.
Point of contact
Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
Charise McKeon
charise.mckeon@gsi.ie
+353 (0)1 678 2898
Block 1, Booterstown Hall, Booterstown Avenue
Co. Dublin
A94 N2R6
Ireland
Spatial extent
['-7.23627777777778', '14.2005586092012', '36.3044444444444', '58.2570675281078']
Type
dataset
Metadata information
Keywords

Mineral resources ;


European ;


mineral deposit ;


EMODnet-Geology ;

features ;


Resource provider(s)
Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
+353 (0)1 678 2898
https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/geology
charise.mckeon@gsi.ie

Lineage
Evaporites location data delivered by EMODnet Geology partners to Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) and data processed to meet EMODnet Geology WP7 data schema requirements.