Offshore evidence of polyphase erosion in the Valencia Basin (Northwestern Mediterranean): Scenario for the Messinian Salinity Crisis

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 188-189, Issue , 2006, Pages 69-91

  Maillard, Agnès ^a   Gorini, Christian ^b   Mauffret, Alain ^c   Sage, Françoise ^d   Lofi, Johanna ^e   Gaullier, Virginie ^e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Erosion surfaces; Evaporites; Lago Mare event; Messinian Salinity Crisis; Valencia Basin

Indexed keywords

EROSION; EVAPORITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MESSINIAN; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOSALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

EID: 33744945041     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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