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The most common evaporite rocks encountered at dam sites and reservoir areas are the calcium sulfate minerals, gypsum and anhydrite, and salt, the principal chloride (halite) mineral.
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Milanović, P., Maksimovich, N., Meshcheriakova, O. (2019). Properties of Evaporites. In: Dams and Reservoirs in Evaporites. Advances in Karst Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18521-3_2
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