Outflow must be restricted or not exist. The relative rates of evaporation and inflow to a lake tend to determine the concentrations of brines and therefore the suite of minerals that precipitates. This makes it possible to interpret the geochemical history of a lake from its chemical sediments. Carbonates and gypsum are the first minerals to precipitate out. The Dead Sea is at this stage.
Halite precipitates out after even more evaporation.
Carbonate does not precipitation because of evaporation, but is primarily inorganic. Calcite is the most abundant carbonate in freshwater environments. Diatoms contribute most of the silica. The largest lacustrine sequence in the world. Basins are in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.