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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-705-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-705-2025
Research article
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01 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 01 Apr 2025

A question of time and space: a model approach to the synchronous precipitation of gypsum and halite during the Messinian Salinity Crisis

Ronja M. Ebner and Paul T. Meijer

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This work explores the spatial distribution of halite and gypsum within salt giants that formed in semi-enclosed basins via numerical box models. The results are compared to the Messinian salt giant, while our description of restrictions makes them transferable to other basins. As such, we propose a general timeline for precipitation patterns. Our results indicate that it is unlikely for gypsum and halite to precipitate simultaneously without additional internal restriction.
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