Sedimentation and formation of secondary minerals in the hypersaline Discovery Basin, eastern Mediterranean

Marine Geology

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 9-28

  Wallmann, K ^a   Aghib, F S ^b   Castradori, D ^b   Cita, M B ^b   Suess, E ^a   Greinert, J ^a   Rickert, D ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Discovery Basin; Hypersaline brines; Secondary minerals; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

HYPERSALINE BRINES;

CARBON; CATCHMENTS; MINERALS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

DOLOMITE; GYPSUM; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MAGNESITE; MINERALOGY; SECONDARY MINERAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0037025248     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00170-6     Document Type: Article

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