[HTML][HTML] Freshening of the Mediterranean Salt Giant: controversies and certainties around the terminal (Upper Gypsum and Lago-Mare) phases of the Messinian …
The late Miocene evolution of the Mediterranean Basin is characterized by major changes in
connectivity, climate and tectonic activity resulting in unprecedented environmental and …
connectivity, climate and tectonic activity resulting in unprecedented environmental and …
The Desiccation and Catastrophic Refilling of the Mediterranean: 50 Years of Facts, Hypotheses, and Myths Around the Messinian Salinity Crisis
According to some authors, the Messinian salinity crisis was ended by a giant waterfall or
megaflood 5.33 million years ago, when the Atlantic Ocean reconnected in a catastrophic …
megaflood 5.33 million years ago, when the Atlantic Ocean reconnected in a catastrophic …
Two-step closure of the Miocene Indian Ocean Gateway to the Mediterranean
Abstract The Tethys Ocean was compartmentalized into the Mediterranean Sea and Indian
Ocean during the early Miocene, yet the exact nature and timing of this disconnection are …
Ocean during the early Miocene, yet the exact nature and timing of this disconnection are …
The marine biodiversity impact of the Late Miocene Mediterranean salinity crisis
Massive salt accumulations, or salt giants, have formed in highly restricted marine basins
throughout geological history, but their impact on biodiversity has been only patchily studied …
throughout geological history, but their impact on biodiversity has been only patchily studied …
Deep Mediterranean's Messinian evaporite giant: How much salt?
Evaporite giants can precipitate out of high salinity waters in semi-enclosed ocean basins
when the rate of evaporation outstrips the inflow of new saline and fresh waters. The thick …
when the rate of evaporation outstrips the inflow of new saline and fresh waters. The thick …
Discovery and chemical composition of the eastmost deep-sea anoxic brine pools in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Deep-sea anoxic brine pools are unique and extreme, yet habitable environments.
However, their extent and processes of formation are not fully understood. Using …
However, their extent and processes of formation are not fully understood. Using …
Extensive freshened groundwater resources emplaced during the Messinian sea-level drawdown in southern Sicily, Italy
L Lipparini, D Chiacchieri, R Bencini… - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Deep groundwater resources around the world represent an important potential
unconventional source of water. Here we document an extensive (17.3 km3) fresh/brackish …
unconventional source of water. Here we document an extensive (17.3 km3) fresh/brackish …
Gypsum lithofacies and stratigraphic architecture of a Messinian marginal basin (Piedmont Basin, NW Italy)
M Natalicchio, L Pellegrino, P Clari, L Pastero… - Sedimentary …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the Messinian salinity crisis (5.97–5.33 Ma) the Mediterranean was transformed into
the youngest salt giant in Earth history. In marginal Mediterranean subbasins, the first stage …
the youngest salt giant in Earth history. In marginal Mediterranean subbasins, the first stage …
Modes of gas migration and seepage on the salt-rooted Palmahim Disturbance, southeastern Mediterranean
Mass transport complexes often form key elements of petroleum systems, affecting
sedimentary structures, seepage pathways and biodiversity hotspots on the seafloor. Yet …
sedimentary structures, seepage pathways and biodiversity hotspots on the seafloor. Yet …
Synchronous onset of the Messinian salinity crisis and diachronous evaporite deposition: New evidences from the deep Eastern Mediterranean basin
We present a basin-wide correlation of the pre-evaporitic succession across the deep
Levant basin, based on integrated bio-and cyclostratigraphy. The onset of Messinian salinity …
Levant basin, based on integrated bio-and cyclostratigraphy. The onset of Messinian salinity …