Write a short essay discussing the relationship between organic reef deposits and evaporite

deposits in the Devonian of western Canada. What will be an ideal response?


The student should describe the environment in western Canada during the Devonian and discuss
how the development of a large barrier reef system created a back-reef area that was the site of
evaporite precipitation.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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