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JordanThe Dead Sea is unusually high in salinity due to its low rate of precipitation and high rate of evaporation, leading to the accumulation of mineral deposits like halite and gypsum. These minerals contribute to the formation of chemically formed sedimentary rocks, such as rock salt and gypsum, which are abundant in the region.
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What do Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks have in common?
It is more likely that igneous and metamorphic, or igneous and sedimentary rocks would have something in common than sedimentary and metamorphic. The reason is because the processes involved in making metamorphic rocks is completely different than the processes needed to make sedimentary rocks. Only high temperature, high pressure minerals such as olivine, pyroxene, amphibole can withstand these kinds of conditions. Take quartz and feldspar, two of the most abundant minerals found in sedimentary rocks, these minerals would not be found in abundance in metamorphic rocks because they are not high temperature, high pressure rocks. But the most simple answer is that all the major groups of rocks are made of minerals. Metamorphic has high pressure and Igneous does to and both made from a particle called magma.
What is the geographic reason for the formation of shivalik range?
The Shivalik Range was formed due to the collision of the Indian tectonic plate and the Eurasian plate, causing the uplifting and folding of the earth's crust. This collision resulted in the compression and buckling of sedimentary rocks, leading to the formation of the Shivalik hills.
One reason Tetragraptus is considered a good index fossil is that Tetragraptus?
evolved rapidly, had a wide geographic distribution, and had a relatively short geological range, making it useful for correlating sedimentary rocks in different locations.
Is ammonium endo or exothermic?
endothermic but don't know why? As AN crystals are formed the reaction is exothermic. Endothermic when it melts back with water. This is the reason AN is used in cold packs.
Why is Jupiter the first planet ever made.?
It's highly unlikely that Jupiter was the first planet. There's no evidence that Jupiter formed any earlier than other planets in our solar system, and no reason at all to believe that planets in other older solar systems might not have formed long ago.
