Which outcome occurs when ephemeral desert stream discharge ceases during peak evaporation?

💡 Explanation

Halite and gypsum (salts) accumulate because evaporative pumping concentrates dissolved salts in a playa, leading to mineral deposition rather than sediment erosion elsewhere. Playa chloride mineral accumulation is favored therefore, rather than coastal, stream, or channel processes.

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