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A model of brine circulation and evaporite precipitation is proposed that presumes a steady inflow/outflow regime across a severely restricted entrance strait and intermittent precipitation of sulfates and chlorides. Frequent minor freshenings of the brine, owing to climatic oscillations, cause interruptions in precipitation.
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Sonnenfeld, P., Finetti, I. (1985). Messinian Evaporites in the Mediterranean: A Model of Continuous Inflow and Outflow. In: Stanley, D.J., Wezel, FC. (eds) Geological Evolution of the Mediterranean Basin. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8572-1_17
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