How dry was the Mediterranean during the Messinian ...
Apr 01, 2017 · The Monte Tondo gypsum quarry, loed within the Vena del Gesso basin (along the western Romagna Apennines), contains all the 16 cycles of the PLG, deposited during stage 1 of the MSC . The 16 precession controlled cycles (sketched in Fig. 2) are separated by bituminous shales and minor carbonates (marls and stromatolites).