 | Seismic atlas of the "Messinian salinity crisis" markers in the Mediterranean and Black seas / J. Lofi, J. Déverchère, V. Gaullier, C. Gorini, P. Guennoc, L. Loncke, A. Maillard, F. Sage, I. Thinon; with contr. J. Benkhelil et al. - Paris: SGF, 2011. - 71 p.: ill. + 1 CD-ROM. - (Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France. N 179). - ISBN 2-85363-097-8; ISSN 0249-7549
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Acknowledgements
Forewords ....................................................... 3
Use of the seismic atlas of the Messinian markers in the
Mediterranean and Black seas .................................... 4
1 Introduction ................................................. 5
2 The Messinian salinity crisis event: main facts and
uncertainties ................................................ 5
3 Why studying the MSC in the offshore area? ................... 6
4 Atlas design ................................................. 7
4.1 Messinian marker nomenclature and colour code ........... 7
4.2 Organisation ............................................ 9
4.3 References to figures and numerotation ................. 10
5 Description of the Messinian markers in the offshore
domain ...................................................... 10
5.1 Messinian salinity crisis surfaces ..................... 10
5.1.1 Margin Erosion Surface (MES) .................... 10
5.1.2 Bottom Surface (BS) and Bottom Erosion Surface
(BES) ........................................... 12
5.1.3 Intermediate Erosion Surfaces (IES) ............. 13
5.1.4 Top Surface (TS) and Top Erosion Surface
(TES) ........................................... 14
5.2 Messinian salinity crisis units ........................ 15
5.2.1 Lower Unit (LU) ................................. 15
5.2.2 Mobile Unit (MU) ................................ 16
5.2.3 Upper Unit (UU) ................................. 18
5.2.4 Bedded Units (BU) ............................... 19
5.2.5 Complex Units (CU) .............................. 19
5.3 Limits of the offshore approach ........................ 20
6 Comparing the MSC markers at the scale of the
Mediterranean area .......................................... 21
7 Conclusions and perspectives ................................ 23
ILLUSTRATIONS .................................................. 25
Synthesis Map
1. Algerian Margin
1.A- Regional setting
1.B- MSC surfaces and elastics
1.C- MSC basinal units
2 Valencia Basin
2.A- Regional setting
2.B- MSC surfaces
2.C- MSC basinal units
2.D- MSC elastics
3 Gulf of Lions
3.A- Regional setting
3.B- MSC surfaces
3.C- MSC basinal units
3.D- MSC elastics
4. Provencal Basin
4.A- Regional setting
4.B- MSC surfaces and basinal units
4.C- Salt tectonics
5. Northern Ligurian Margin
5.A- Regional setting
5.B- Slope MSC surfaces and units
5.C- MSC basinal units
6. East- Corsica Basin
6.A- Regional setting
6.B- MSC surfaces
6.C- MSC basinal units
7. West-Corsica Basin
7.A- Regional setting
7.B- MSC surfaces
7.C- MSC basinal units
8. Western Sardinia
8.A- Regional setting
8.B- MSC surfaces and basinal units
9. Nile Deep Sea Fan
9.A- Regional setting
9.B- MSC surfaces and elastics
9.C- MSC basinal units
10.Levant Basin
10.A- Regional setting (1)
10.B- Regional setting (2)
10.C- MSC surfaces and elastics
10.D- MSC basinal units
10.E- Salt tectonics and fluid dynamics
11.Cyprus Arc
11.A- Regional setting
11.B- MSC surfaces
11.C- MSC basinal units
12.Florence Ridge and South Antalya Basin
12.A- Regional setting
12.B- MSC surfaces and elastics
12.C- MSC basinal units
13.Western Black Sea
13.A- Regional setting
13.B- MSC surfaces
REFERENCES ..................................................... 67
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