Precession-related sapropelites of the Messinian Sorbas Basin (South Spain): Paleoenvironmental significance

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 353-370

  Vazquez A ^a   Utrilla, R ^a   Zamarreno I ^a   Sierro, F J ^b   Flores, J A ^b   Frances G ^c   Barcena M A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cycles; Messinian; Paleoceanography; Paleoclimatology; Sapropels; Sorbas Basin; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SAPROPELITE; SEDIMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 0342577761     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(00)00058-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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