The late Messinian erosional surface and the subsequent reflooding in the Mediterranean: New insights from the Melilla–Nador basin (Morocco)

A new chronostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental framework for the end of the Messinian salinity crisis in the Sorbas Basin (Betic Cordillera, southern Spain)

“…Our new data and observations allow to establish for the first time with more accuracy the age and modality of the end of the salinity crisis in the Sorbas Basin. Our results, differently to what suggested by Clauzon et al (), document that fully and permanent marine conditions were reestablished in the Sorbas Basin only at the top of the Zorreras Mb., in a time window corresponding to the base of the Zanclean Stage, in agreement with what observed in other Mediterranean basins (see Caracuel, Soria, & Yébenes, ; Corbi et al, ; Cornée et al, , ; ; Roveri, Bertini, Cipollari, et al, ; Roveri, Bertini, Cosentino, et al, ; Van Couvering et al, ).…”

Miocene diagenetic and epigenetic strontium mineralization in calcareous series from Cyprus and the Arabian Gulf: Metallogenic perspective on sub- and suprasalt redox-controlled base metal deposits

“…4b). The depositional sequences resemble those described by Cornee et al (2006) from Morocco along with the post-Messinian crisis reflooding. A true sabkha as was claimed for the Gulf region may be ruled out for the celestite deposit in Cyprus.…”

Onshore to offshore reconstruction of the Messinian erosion surface in Western Sardinia, Italy: Implications for the Messinian salinity crisis

“…This surface developed after the deposition of the Sinis Limestone and Torre del Sevo Limestones formations which are considered to belong to the Terminal Carbonate Complex. This is in accordance with the results of the Melilla-Nador basin where the inland erosional surface developed after the TCC deposition and after lava flows which are 5.77 Ma old Rouchy et al, 2003;Cornée et al, 2006).…”

“…This early drawdown has been caused by the shallowing of the corridors shortly before the Crisis, near the Tortonian-Messinian boundary (Benson et al, 1991) or around 6.8 to 5.77 Ma (Garcès et al, 1998;Krijgsman et al, 2000;Cornée et al, 2006). Some marginal evaporites are Tortonian in age as in several onshore Spanish basins (Müller and Hsü, 1987;Garcès et al, 1998;Rouchy et al, 1998;Dinarès-Turell et al, 1999;Kouwenhoven et al, 2003).…”