6.4 Marine Evaporites
a FLOODING OF SAGGED
FORMER INLAND
DRAINAGE BASIN
HIGH SEA
LEVEL (2)
SLOW INCREASE OF
SALT CONCENTRATION
FIRST DEEP-WATER
EVAPORITES
(MAINLY Ca-SULFATES)
FLOOR OF SAGGED
DESERT DRAINAGE
BASIN (1)
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BASIN·WIDE NORMAL MARINE SEDIMENTS
AND FAUNA, PARTIALLY EUXINIC FACIES
SHELF CARBONATES
b DESICCATING
INLAND BASIN
LOW SEA
LEVEL (3)
POSSIBLY
FRESH WATER
LAKE
CONTINENTAL
SEDIMENTS
(RED BEDS)
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DOLOMITIZATION
OF Ca-CARBONATE
SALINE
LAND BARRIER
GROUNDWATER
INLAND SALT SEA
LATE MESSINIAN EVAPORITES
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COAST AL BASINS
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MEDITERRANEAN
SALINITY CRISIS
(SCHEMATIC
CROSS SECTIONI