The Messinian Salinity Crisis

This Atlas provides an overview of the most important characteristics of the offshore Messinian

Salinity Crisis (MSC) seismic markers. Throughout several study areas located in the Mediterranean

and Black Seas, this collective work aims at evidencing the most significant features (seismic facies,

geometry and extent) of Messinian surfaces and depositional units in the offshore domain. However,

this Atlas does not intend to provide a complete description of all what is known on the MSC and on

the geology of each study area. Accordingly, illustrations in the Atlas should be used for a global

description of the offshore imprints of the MSC at the scale of the Mediterranean and Black Seas, or

for local information or site-specific general interpretations. The listed references should be used for

more detailed or additional informations.

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