Evaporite drip stones at the Dead Sea
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Evaporite drip stones at the Dead Sea

by Djamil Al-Halbouni, GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany

In the former lake-bed of the Dead Sea evaporite drip stones form in arid conditions. This freshly formed sample consists of Aragonite, a meta-stable crystal form of calcium carbonate.