Messinian salinity crisis: A novel unifying shallow gypsum/deep dolomite formation mechanism

Marine Geology

Volumn 275, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 273-277

  de Lange, Gert J ^a   Krijgsman, Wout ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dolomite; Evaporite; Formation; Gypsum; Mediterranean; Messinian

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC ENVIRONMENT; CONSUMPTION RATES; DEEP WATER; DOLOMITE; DOLOMITE FORMATIONS; DOLOSTONES; EVAPORITES; GYPSUM PRECIPITATION; MESSINIAN; MESSINIAN SALINITY CRISIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION RATE; SEA FLOOR; SHALLOW-WATER; SULPHATES; SUPPLY RATE;

DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER CONTENT;

GYPSUM;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DESICCATION; DOLOMITE; DOLOSTONE; EVAPORITE; FLOODING; FORMATION MECHANISM; GYPSUM; MARGINAL BASIN; MESSINIAN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SEAFLOOR; SILL; SULFATE; WATER DEPTH;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 77955303386     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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