Article
Geography, Physical
V Manzi, R. Gennari, S. Lugli, D. Persico, M. Roveri, I Gavrieli, Z. Gvirtzman
Summary: The study reveals that the onset of the MSC occurred simultaneously in deep- and shallow-water settings, leading to a rapid accumulation of massive salt deposits in deep basins within a short period of approximately 60 kyr. This rapid sedimentation rate may have negative impacts on marine organisms.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Weizhao Yang, Nathalie Feiner, Daniele Salvi, Hanna Laakkonen, Daniel Jablonski, Catarina Pinho, Miguel A. Carretero, Roberto Sacchi, Marco A. L. Zuffi, Stefano Scali, Konstantinos Plavos, Panayiotis Pafilis, Nikos Poulakakis, Petros Lymberakis, David Jandzik, Ulrich Schulte, Fabien Aubret, Arnaud Badiane, Guillem Perez I de Lanuza, Javier Abalos, Geoffrey M. While, Tobias Uller
Summary: The study reveals the evolutionary history and genetic structure of common wall lizards using population genomic and phylogenomic analyses, identifying six major lineages and demonstrating the significant impact of Mediterranean geology and climate on the evolutionary history and population genetic structure of extant species.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Geology
Athina Tzevahirtzian, Antonio Caruso, Federico Andreetto, Sergio Bonomo, Wout Krijgsman
Summary: This study describes the lithology, biostratigraphy, and magnetostratigraphy of core 3AGN2S04 from the northern Caltanissetta Basin in Sicily. It aims to understand the relationship between evaporite cyclicity and astronomical forcing during the pre-Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) and the MSC events. The analysis reveals biostratigraphic events and correlations with well-dated Mediterranean planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphic zones, allowing for bed-to-bed correlations with other sections in the Caltanissetta Basin. The results also suggest diachronous paleoenvironmental changes and evaporite deposition across different perched basins on Sicily.
SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
F. Andreetto, A. M. Mancini, R. Flecker, R. Gennari, J. Lewis, F. Lozar, M. Natalicchio, F. Sangiorgi, M. Stoica, F. Dela Pierre, W. Krijgsman
Summary: This study provides insights into the paleoenvironment of the Mediterranean Basin at the end of the Messinian Salinity Crisis based on analysis of the Pollenzo Section in NW Italy. The results suggest that the Piedmont Basin was hydrologically connected to the Mediterranean Basin during the final stage, indicating a high water level in the Mediterranean Basin.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hanneke Heida, Fadl Raad, Daniel Garcia-Castellanos, Ivone Jimenez-Munt, Agnes Maillard, Johanna Lofi
Summary: During the Messinian Salinity Crisis, thick evaporites were deposited in the Mediterranean Sea, leading to major margin erosion. The Balearic Promontory and surrounding basins show different responses, providing valuable information on water level drop and halite deposition.
Article
Geology
Marcello Natalicchio, Luca Pellegrino, Pierangelo Clari, Linda Pastero, Francesco Dela Pierre
Summary: During the Messinian salinity crisis, the Mediterranean became the youngest salt giant on Earth. In marginal Mediterranean subbasins, gypsum lithofacies were deposited in cyclical patterns, with bottom-grown gypsum on temporarily oxygenated seafloor and branching selenite formed below the anoxic seafloor.
SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geology
Willem Jan Zachariasse, Lucas J. Lourens
Summary: This study extends the stable isotope record and planktonic foraminifers data into the youngest 820 kyr of the section, providing evidence for the precursor and initial stages of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). The research also confirms the evaporitic origin of the limestone in the top section and suggests a significant increase in salinity. Evaluation of different sections reveals slight variations in the onset of the MSC in different regions.
NEWSLETTERS ON STRATIGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Athina Tzevahirtzian, Antonio Caruso, Giovanna Scopelliti, Francois Baudin, Marie-Madeleine Blanc-Valleron
Summary: This study aims to reconstruct the environmental changes leading to the Messinian Salinity Crisis during a specific period in geologic time. Analysis of a core sample from the Caltanissetta Basin in Sicily revealed characteristics of pre-salt sediments and provided insights into the paleoenvironmental evolution towards salt deposition. The study identified stressful environmental conditions and a complex set of brecciation processes that marked the deposits during the late Messinian.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
F. Pilade, I. Vasiliev, D. Birgel, F. Dela Pierre, M. Natalicchio, A. Mancini, G. Carnevale, R. Gennari
Summary: This study uses alkenone-based proxies and other data to reconstruct surface water temperatures and paleoenvironmental conditions in the Mediterranean basin during the late Miocene to early Pliocene period. The results suggest that the Mediterranean basin gradually returned to marine conditions before the end of the late Miocene, and fully marine conditions were established in the early Pliocene. This highlights the importance of alkenone-based proxies in environmental reconstruction, especially when fossil records of primary producers are limited.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Fadl Raad, Johanna Lofi, Agnes Maillard, Athina Tzevahirtzian, Antonio Caruso
Summary: The Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) is a controversial geological event that influenced the Mediterranean Basin in the late Miocene, leaving behind a widespread Salt Giant. Today, it is mainly studied through marine seismic reflection imaging, with comparisons between onshore and offshore records considered crucial for a better understanding. This approach has not been widely explored due to erosion, but the paper compares records from the Central Mallorca Depression and Caltanissetta Basin, suggesting a new perspective on the onset of salt deposition in the Mediterranean.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
F. Andreetto, G. Aloisi, F. Raad, H. Heida, R. Flecker, K. Agiadi, J. Lofi, S. Blondel, F. Bulian, A. Camerlenghi, A. Caruso, R. Ebner, D. Garcia-Castellanos, V. Gaullier, L. Guibourdenche, Z. Gvirtzman, T. M. Hoyle, P. T. Meijer, J. Moneron, F. J. Sierro, G. Travan, A. Tzevahirtzian, I. Vasiliev, W. Krijgsman
Summary: The article summarizes the significant changes in the late Miocene evolution of the Mediterranean Basin, including salinity crises, geological sedimentation, and biological evolution. Studies have shown a transition in the hydrological regime of the Mediterranean from high salinity to low salinity, but the causes and mechanisms behind this change are still unclear.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
George Kontakiotis, Geanina A. Butiseaca, Assimina Antonarakou, Konstantina Agiadi, Stergios D. Zarkogiannis, Emilija Krsnik, Evangelia Besiou, Willem Jan Zachariasse, Lucas Lourens, Danae Thivaiou, Efterpi Koskeridou, Pierre Moissette, Andreas Mulch, Vasileios Karakitsios, Iuliana Vasiliev
Summary: This study describes the hydroclimate evolution of the eastern Mediterranean Basin during the early Messinian time interval. The results reveal a negative water budget and strong hydrologic and climate variability during this period, with three distinct phases identified. The study provides important data for temperature and salinity estimates during the Mediterranean Messinian, complementing existing modeling assessments.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Katja Muzek, Oleg Mandic, Valentina Hajek Tadesse, Mathias Harzhauser, Marijan Kovacic, Tomislav Kurecic, Durdica Pezelj
Summary: Lake Pannon, a large lake in the late Neogene period, played a significant role in the Pannonian Basin. The lake's benthic fauna went through adaptive radiation, resulting in the emergence of many endemic species. Some of these species serve as markers for the Lago Mare interval in the Mediterranean Basin. The outflow of water from Lake Pannon to the Eastern Paratethys did not occur at the same time as the hypothetical drainage event in the Mediterranean Basin.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Fadl Raad, Ronja Ebner, Hanneke Heida, Paul Meijer, Johanna Lofi, Agnes Maillard, Daniel Garcia-Castellanos
Summary: This study applies a physics-based modelling technique to the Central Mallorca Depression (CMD) in order to understand the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) events. The results suggest that a persistent connection between the CMD and the Mediterranean can explain the volume of Primary Lower Gypsum, but not the deposition of halite.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Romain Pellen, Daniel Aslanian, Marina Rabineau, Jean-Pierre Suc, William Cavazza, Speranta-Maria Popescu, Jean -Loup Rubino
Summary: The circulation of water masses, sediment, and biotopes in the Mediterranean Sea depends on morphological oceanic gateways. However, the evolution and impact of these gateways on sediment transports and deposition in the Mediterranean remain poorly understood. This study recognizes the Gargano-Pelagosa gateway as an influential element in the paleogeographic/environmental evolution of the central-southern Apenninic foredeep. The study proposes a paleospastic evolution for the Apennine and south Adriatic foredeeps during the Messinian Salinity Crisis.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kelvin Ikenna Chima, Didier Granjeon, Damien Do Couto, Estelle Leroux, Christian Gorini, Marina Rabineau, Jean Letouzey, Nick Hoggmascall, Miguel-Mora Glukstad
Summary: The study reveals that high sedimentation rates in the western Niger Delta lobe triggered geological deformation since the Serravallian-Tortonian, with an additional increase in sedimentation rate accelerating gravity spreading. Differential subsidence caused by the Charcot and Chain transform faults has segmented the gravity-driven deformation of the eastern and western Niger Delta lobes.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Marie-Pierre Aubry, Werner E. Piller, Philip L. Gibbard, David A. T. Harper, Stanley C. Finney
Summary: The proposal for formal adoption of the chronostratigraphical/geochronological unit divisions subseries/subepoch has been unanimously ratified by the IUGS Executive Committee. The naming convention for subseries/subepochs within the Cenozoic has also been standardized.
Article
Oceanography
Jordi Grinyo, Marco Francescangeli, Andreu Santin, Gemma Ercilla, Ferran Estrada, Ariadna Mecho, Emanuela Fanelli, Corrado Costa, Roberto Danovaro, Joan Batista Company, Ignacio Sobrino, Javier Valencia, Jacopo Aguzzi
Summary: The deep-sea ecosystems of the Iberian margin have been greatly impacted, yet there is limited knowledge on their biodiversity and functioning. This study investigated the megabenthic assemblages associated with different geomorphological structures in the Gulf of Cadiz and highlights their high diversity and the need for their protection and inclusion in future management plans.
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
A. Plunder, L. Le Pourhiet, L. Rass, E. Gloaguen, M. Pichavant, C. Gumiaux
Summary: Among the crystalline rocks in the continental crust, pegmatites stand out for their large crystals and have both aesthetic and economic value. This study presents numerical experiments to simulate the movement of pegmatite-forming melts and proposes porosity waves as a possible mechanism for rapidly extracting and transporting these melts. The results are consistent with observations of pegmatite distribution in different crustal levels, suggesting that porosity waves play a significant role in pegmatite formation.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Jesus Galindo-Zaldivar, Antonio J. Gil, Victor Tendero-Salmeron, Maria J. Borque, Gemma Ercilla, Lourdes Gonzalez-Castillo, Alberto Sanchez-Alzola, Maria C. Lacy, Ferran Estrada, Manuel Aviles, Pedro Alfaro, Asier Madarieta-Txurruka, Fernando Chacon
Summary: The active tectonic deformation of the Gibraltar Arc, including extension and shortening, has been supported by the GNSS monitoring results, providing new insights for the tectonic models of arcuate orogens.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kelly Pasquon, Julien Gargani, Gwenael Jouannic
Summary: This study investigates the influence of economic, demographic, and urban planning strategies on the construction of buildings in coastal flooding areas in Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthelemy. Using satellite images and aerial photos from 1954 to 2017, the research finds that the number of buildings in coastal flooding areas is higher in Saint-Martin. The increase in buildings constructed in marine inundation risk areas is attributed to tax reduction policies and demographic growth, while the vulnerability to marine inundation is a result of economic policy during the 1980-2010 period.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2022)
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Michael Jentzer, Philippe Agard, Guillaume Bonnet, Patrick Monie, Marc Fournier, Hubert Whitechurch, Jafar Omrani, Mohammad Hossein Zarrinkoub, Mohammad Mahdi Khatib, Reza Kohansal, Damien Do Couto, Camille Godbillot, Dia Ninkabou
Summary: This study reappraises the tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Sistan orogen and suggests that the Sistan Ocean underwent transtensional opening and subsequent closure through a NE-dipping subduction zone. The study also reveals two major geodynamic events associated with the closure of the Neotethys and the subsequent collision processes.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kelvin Ikenna Chima, Estelle Leroux, Damien Do Couto, Daniel Praeg, Onyedika Anthony Igbokwe, Miguel Mora-Glukstad, Nick Hoggmascall, Marina Rabineau, Didier Granjeon, Christian Gorini
Summary: This study provides new insights into the relationship between shale mobility and fluid migration in the offshore western Niger Delta. The results suggest that shale tectonics initiated early in the evolution of the region, persisting throughout the Neogene and Quaternary. The presence of mud volcano systems indicates early shale mobilisation in response to overpressure and their potential role as pressure release conduits.
Article
Geology
Nathalie Babonneau, Francois Raisson, Adrien Genet, Ugo Lopes, Ruth Fierens, Elda Miramontes, Sidonie Revillon, Marina Rabineau, Laurence Droz, Deborah Belleney, Maryline Moulin, Daniel Aslanian
Summary: This paper focuses on the study of a contouritic ridge on the Mozambique margin, revealing the importance of bottom currents in shaping submarine slopes and their interaction with other processes. The presence of an intermediate position for contouritic facies in the sedimentary system is also identified.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Bryan Cochelin, Bo Wang, Jiashuo Liu, Shenghua Lu, Liangshu Shu, Charles Gumiaux, Yan Chen, Fang Song
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of late anatexis in the core of polycyclic basements, specifically the Cathaysia Block in South China. Field mapping and detailed structural and kinematic analyses were conducted in the southern part of the Yunkai massif, revealing strain partitioning and gneiss dome formation induced by anatexis. The results indicate that the gneiss domes and plutons in the cores experienced magmatic to sub-solidus deformation, while retrogressive shearing characterized strain localization at the top. Zircons U-Pb dating suggests that regional partial melting and gneiss doming occurred in the Triassic and possibly as early as the Late Permian. The study also proposes that orogen-parallel crustal flow in the Yunkai massif is controlled by the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific plate at the eastern margin of the South China Block.
Article
Biology
Konstantina Agiadi, Frederic Quillevere, Rafal Nawrot, Theo Sommeville, Marta Coll, Efterpi Koskeridou, Jan Fietzke, Martin Zuschin
Summary: Mesopelagic fishes play crucial roles in marine food webs, are a vast but largely untapped food resource, and contribute significantly to the biological carbon pump. However, their future under climate change scenarios remains uncertain.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Matthieu Guillaume Olivier, Estelle Leroux, Didier Granjeon, Pierre Le Hir, Marina Rabineau, Pascal Le Roy, Laure Simplet, Axel Ehrhold, Heloise Muller
Summary: This study uses numerical modeling to explore the long-term evolution of sediment dynamics induced by tides in tide-dominated estuaries, providing a method and data support for simulating and understanding estuarine sedimentation processes.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jean-Jacques Cornee, Lyvane De Min, Jean-Frederic Lebran, Frederic Quillevere, Mihaela Melinte-Dobrinescu, Marcelle BouDagher-Fadel, Leny Montheil, Boris Marcaillou, Isabelle Thinon, Melody Philippon
Summary: Phylogenetic studies suggest that faunal dispersals between South America and the Greater Antilles may have occurred through the Lesser Antilles during the Cenozoic. However, the migration paths used by their ancestors remain unknown due to the lack of geological data. This study presents novel paleogeographic maps of the central Lesser Antilles, revealing repetitive episodes of uplift and drowning during the Neogene and suggesting the existence of large drowned archipelagos during the Miocene.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Vagia Ioanna Makri, Spyridon Bellas, Georgia Moschou, Nikos Pasadakis
Summary: By utilizing geological and geochemical data, the thermal maturity of the Lower Cretaceous Vigla shales in Greece was reassessed using 1D thermal maturity modeling. The modeling suggests that the Vigla shales entered the oil window in the early Miocene and reached expulsion onset during the middle Miocene. The assessment also provides insights into the burial history and hydrocarbon potential of the area.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Olga Sanchez-Guillamon, Jose L. Rueda, Claudia Wienberg, Gemma Ercilla, Juan Tomas Vazquez, Maria Gomez-Ballesteros, Javier Urra, Elena Moya-Urbano, Ferran Estrada, Dierk Hebbeln
Summary: “The study found that these carbonate mounds may have formed during the favorable climatic conditions for cold-water corals in the late Pleistocene. They are currently covered with typical bathyal sedimentary habitat species, but remains of potential mound-forming species were also detected in the form of fossils.”
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Weijiao Ma, Jinbu Li, Min Wang
Summary: The petroleum resource assessment obtained from laboratory tests on old core samples tends to underestimate the in situ resources. This study investigates the hydrocarbon loss and restoration by comparing preserved and exposed core samples. It is found that previous studies have severely underestimated the in situ hydrocarbon potential due to factors such as sample crushing and crucible waiting. A new restoration model is proposed to compensate for these losses.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shaoyun Chen, Yongqiang Yang, Longwei Qiu, Xiaojuan Wang, Erejep Habilaxim
Summary: Quartz cement is an important authigenic mineral in the tight sandstones of the Shaximiao Formation in the Sichuan Basin. This study analyzed the silicon sources of the quartz cement using mineralogical, fluid inclusion, and geochemical data. The results showed that smectite alteration and dissolution of aluminosilicate minerals were the primary sources of silicon for quartz cementation. Contributions from volcanic material hydrolysis and pressure solution were relatively minor. The presence of chlorite films inhibited the development of quartz overgrowths and had minimal impact on reservoir quality.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xing Jian, Ping Guan, Ling Fu, Wei Zhang, Xiaotian Shen, Hanjing Fu, Ling Wang
Summary: This study presents a synthesis of new detrital zircon dating results and published data from the Cenozoic Qaidam basin, revealing the spatiotemporal variation of detrital zircon age populations and supporting models of synchronous deformation in northern Tibet. The study emphasizes the importance of considering textural and sedimentological parameters in zircon provenance interpretations, as well as the need for integrated provenance analysis involving other detritus components.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
A. Peketi, G. Sriram, A. Mazumdar, P. Dewangan, A. Zatale, V. Rajurkar, Gayatri Shirodkar, V. Mahale, V. Yatheesh
Summary: This study investigates 13 submarine seamounts in the southern Andaman volcanic arc and observes evidence of hydrothermal activity in one of the seamounts. The evidence includes plumes rich in dissolved gases, live chemosymbiotic organisms, and the deposition of neoforming minerals. These observations suggest the development of a new hydrothermal field in the least explored Andaman Sea.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yanxian Zhu, Zhiliang He, Xiaowen Guo, Long Li, Sheng He, Jian Gao, Shuangjian Li, Huili Li
Summary: This study investigates the fluid evolution history of the hydrothermal dolomite reservoir in the Middle Permian Maokou Formation in the Sichuan Basin. The results reveal the diagenetic sequences, mineral origins, salinity history, and pressure evolution using various analytical techniques. The findings provide important insights into the gas charge, escape, and preservation conditions of the reservoir.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Rafaella de Carvalho Antunes, Julia Campos Guerrero, Ricardo Jorge Jahnert
Summary: This study presents a detailed sedimentary model and identifies various sedimentary facies associations in the coquina deposits of the Itapema Formation in the offshore pre-salt Buzios Field of the Santos Basin. These facies associations were primarily influenced by waves and currents and reflect a complex depositional system.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kang Meng, Tongwei Zhang, Deyong Shao, Xiuyan Liu, Hui Song, Heng Peng
Summary: In this study, an integrated method of measuring optical reflectance and Raman spectroscopy is proposed to accurately determine the thermal maturity of Lower Cambrian shales in South China. The results show that this method is reliable and effective, and it has important implications for analyzing overmature shale.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mohamed A. K. El-Ghali, Olga Shelukhina, Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi, Mohamed S. H. Moustafa, Osman Salad Hersi, Numair A. Siddiqui, Khalid Al-Ramadan, Abdullah Alqubalee, Abdulwahab Muhammad Bello, Abduljamiu O. Amao
Summary: This study employs an integrated depositional and sequence stratigraphic approach to assess the control of diagenesis on reservoir porosity of a hybrid-energy delta system. The study focuses on the Barik Formation in the Haushi-Huqf region of Central Oman, which represents a highstand system tract of a hybrid-energy delta. The assessments reveal that the reservoir porosity is controlled by various degrees of diagenetic processes, including mechanically infiltrated clays and kaolinitization of silicate grains.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiaocan Yu, Chunlian Wang, Hua Huang, Kai Yan
Summary: Oilfield brines are a significant alternative lithium resource. This study investigates the metallogenic characteristics and enrichment process of oilfield brines from the Jianghan Basin, central China using chemical and multi-isotope data. The results suggest that lithium enrichment in these brines is the result of interaction with clastic host rocks and dilution by meteoric water.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jianghao Qiao, Xiwu Luan, Thanuja D. Raveendrasinghe, Yintao Lu, Guozhang Fan, Xinyuan Wei, Long Jin, Jian Yin, Haozhe Ma, Lushan Jiang
Summary: This study investigates the Tanintharyi passive continental margin in the Andaman Sea and reveals the potential of the Oligocene/Early Miocene carbonate platform in the region as a significant hydrocarbon reservoir. It also examines the influence of changes in sedimentary facies and the tectonic setting of the Andaman Sea on the evolution of pockmarks.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Anastasios Nikitas, Georgios Makrodimitras, Maria V. Triantaphyllou, Nikolaos Pasadakis, Kimon Christanis, Stavros Kalaitzidis, Grigoris Rousakis, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Alexandra Gogou, Alexandros Papadopoulos, Efthimios Tartaras, Aristofanis Stefatos
Summary: Due to the lack of deep wells in the broader region, studying mud volcanic deposits can improve the geological understanding of the Mediterranean Ridge. In this study, biostratigraphic and geochemical analyses were performed on mud breccia deposits from five Mud Volcanoes in the central MR. The results indicate the origin of these deposits and provide insights into the source rock potential. Seismic data is also used to determine the distribution of major lithostratigraphic formations.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
