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Wilusan_00 t1_j8jmafw wrote

There is limit to the solubility of salt. It depends on the temp along w/ other factors. Even today there is much more salt/minerals in the oceans than water can hold. Extra salt/minerals turn into depozits. However that does not mean the brine is a problem. While the extra salt/minerals are solidifying, the brine wreaks havoc on the fragile ecosystems.

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thisischemistry t1_j8k6a2z wrote

> Even today there is much more salt/minerals in the oceans than water can hold.

No, not at all. Where have you heard something like this? The salts are dissolved in the water, they aren't supersaturated at all. Yes, they can precipitate out if conditions change but you can pretty much take a container of seawater and let it sit for a long time without any of it precipitating out.

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