The Messinian Salinity Crisis: Past and future of a great challenge for marine sciences
Forty years after the image of the Mediterranean transformed into a giant salty lake was first
conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses great …
conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses great …
The Messinian diatomite deposition in the Mediterranean region and its relationships to the global silica cycle
L Pellegrino, FD Pierre, M Natalicchio… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diatomites constitute a widely represented lithology in the Messinian sections of the circum-
mediterranean Neogene marginal basins. Although traditionally interpreted as genuine …
mediterranean Neogene marginal basins. Although traditionally interpreted as genuine …
[HTML][HTML] 50th anniversary review of the Mediterranean desiccation hypothesis
WBF Ryan - La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento, 2023 - Springer
The first deep-sea drilling expedition in the Mediterranean chanced upon unanticipated
discoveries when recovering deeply buried sediments of Late Miocene age that had once …
discoveries when recovering deeply buried sediments of Late Miocene age that had once …
Influence of Mediterranean sea‐level changes on the Dacic Basin (Eastern Paratethys) during the late Neogene: the Mediterranean Lago Mare facies deciphered
G Clauzon, JP Suc, SM Popescu, M Marunteanu… - Basin …, 2005 - earthdoc.org
A recently published scenario viewing the Messinian salinity crisis as two evaporitic steps
rather than one has led to a search for new indices of the crisis in the Eastern Paratethys …
rather than one has led to a search for new indices of the crisis in the Eastern Paratethys …
New insights on the Sorbas Basin (SE Spain): the onshore reference of the Messinian Salinity Crisis
G Clauzon, JP Suc, D Do Couto, G Jouannic… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sorbas Basin is the land reference of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) that
affected the Mediterranean Sea in the latest Miocene. Its stratigraphy has been re-visited …
affected the Mediterranean Sea in the latest Miocene. Its stratigraphy has been re-visited …
Sedimentology and reservoir quality of a Messinian mixed siliciclastic-carbonate succession, onshore Nile Delta, Egypt
Based on seismic and well data, this study reports for the first time on the Messinian mixed
siliciclastic-carbonate succession in the onshore Nile Delta, Egypt. It records a regressive …
siliciclastic-carbonate succession in the onshore Nile Delta, Egypt. It records a regressive …
Preliminary results based on geochemical sedimentary constraints on the hydrocarbon potential and depositional environment of a Messinian sub-salt mixed …
This study details new geochemical analysis from an outcrop in Crete to improve
understanding of the hydrocarbon potential of the southern margin of the Hellenic Arc along …
understanding of the hydrocarbon potential of the southern margin of the Hellenic Arc along …
Synchronous onset of the Messinian evaporite precipitation: First Mediterranean offshore evidence
Abstract The Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) was a major ecological crisis affecting shallow
and deep-water settings over the entire Mediterranean basin. However, the evolution of the …
and deep-water settings over the entire Mediterranean basin. However, the evolution of the …
Flexural‐isostatic reconstruction of the Western Mediterranean during the Messinian Salinity Crisis: Implications for water level and basin connectivity
H Heida, F Raad, D Garcia‐Castellanos… - Basin …, 2022 - earthdoc.org
Abstract During the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC, 5.97–5.33 Ma), thick evaporites were
deposited in the Mediterranean Sea associated with major margin erosion. This has been …
deposited in the Mediterranean Sea associated with major margin erosion. This has been …
Vegetation, sea-level, and climate changes during the Messinian salinity crisis
G Jiménez-Moreno, JN Pérez-Asensio… - …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Messinian salinity crisis (late Miocene) is one of the most fascinating
paleoceanographic events in the recent geological history of the Mediterranean Sea …
paleoceanographic events in the recent geological history of the Mediterranean Sea …