Can minerals form through evaporation?
For minerals to crystallize, water needs to contain a large amount of dissolved minerals. Seawater and the water in some lakes are salty enough for minerals to precipitate out as solids. When water evaporates, it leaves behind a solid precipitate of minerals, which do not evaporate. After the water evaporates, the amount of mineral left is the same as was in the water.
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