Structure and evolution of a Messinian mixed carbonate-siliciclastic platform: The role of evaporites (Sorbas Basin, South-east Spain)

Sedimentology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 477-512

  Bourillot, RaphaëL ^a,b   Vennin, Emmanuelle ^c   Rouchy, Jean Marie ^b   Durlet, Christophe ^b   Rommevaux, Vincent ^b   Kolodka, Christophe ^b   Knap, Frederic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Evaporite collapse and deformation; Late messinian; Microbialites; Mixed carbonate siliciclastic platform; Ooids

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORITE; FACIES ANALYSIS; MESSINIAN; MICROBIALITE; OOID; PROGRADATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER LEVEL;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; SORBAS BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 74549177045     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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