Alternate interpretation of the Messinian salinity crisis: Controversy resolved?

Research Article| April 01, 1996 Alternate interpretation of the Messinian salinity crisis: Controversy resolved? Georges Clauzon; Georges Clauzon 1Institut de Géographie, URA 903 CNRS, Université de Provence, 29 avenue R. Schuman, 13621 Aix-en-Provence Cédex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jean-Pierre Suc; Jean-Pierre Suc 2Centre des Sciences de la Terre, URA 11 CNRS, Université Lyon I, 69622 Villeurbanne Cédex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar François Gautier; François Gautier 3Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier Cédex 5, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar André Berger; André Berger 4Institut d'Astronomie et de Géophysique G. Lemaître, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain la Neuve, Belgium Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marie-France Loutre Marie-France Loutre 4Institut d'Astronomie et de Géophysique G. Lemaître, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain la Neuve, Belgium Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Georges Clauzon 1Institut de Géographie, URA 903 CNRS, Université de Provence, 29 avenue R. Schuman, 13621 Aix-en-Provence Cédex, France Jean-Pierre Suc 2Centre des Sciences de la Terre, URA 11 CNRS, Université Lyon I, 69622 Villeurbanne Cédex, France François Gautier 3Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier Cédex 5, France André Berger 4Institut d'Astronomie et de Géophysique G. Lemaître, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain la Neuve, Belgium Marie-France Loutre 4Institut d'Astronomie et de Géophysique G. Lemaître, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain la Neuve, Belgium Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1996) 24 (4): 363–366. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0363:AIOTMS>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Georges Clauzon, Jean-Pierre Suc, François Gautier, André Berger, Marie-France Loutre; Alternate interpretation of the Messinian salinity crisis: Controversy resolved?. Geology 1996;; 24 (4): 363–366. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0363:AIOTMS>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract A high-resolution chronology of the Mediterranean Messinian salinity crisis is proposed. Two types of evaporite deposition may be distinguished: those in marginal areas vs. those in basinal ones. Their diachroneity is deduced from the stratigraphic relationships linking these evaporites to a major Messinian erosional surface. A two-step model is proposed for the evolution of the salinity crisis through time. During the first phase (from 5.75 to 5.60 Ma), the deposition of marginal evaporites took place in response to a modest sea-level fall; in the second interval (from 5.60 to 5.32 Ma), the Mediterranean basin became isolated. During this later period, the deposition of basinal evaporites and the cutting of the Mediterranean canyons took place. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.