Thenardite after mirabilite deposits as a cool climate indicator in the geological record: lower Miocene of central Spain

Herrero, M. J.; Escavy, J. I.; Schreiber, B. C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1-2015

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05 Jan 2015

Research article |

| 05 Jan 2015

Thenardite after mirabilite deposits as a cool climate indicator in the geological record: lower Miocene of central Spain

M. J. Herrero, J. I. Escavy, and B. C. Schreiber

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RC C1668: 'added a sedimentological section', S. Bourquin, 13 Oct 2014
- AC C1808: 'Response to Dr. Bourquin, Referee #1', Jose Escavy, 01 Nov 2014
RC C1669: 'review', Christophe Monnin, 13 Oct 2014
- AC C1809: 'Response to Dr. Monnin, Referee #2', Jose Escavy, 02 Nov 2014

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AR by Jose Escavy on behalf of the Authors (17 Nov 2014) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (26 Nov 2014) by Yves Godderis

Short summary

Thenardite deposits from the lower Miocene unit of the Tajo basin, Spain, result from a mirabilite diagenetic transformation salt that forms under cool climatic conditions. The time of the mirabilite formation correlates with a Mi cooling event coincident with mammal assemblages related to a relatively cool and arid climate in other basins of the Iberian Peninsula. This diagenetic transformation can be used as an analog with deposits from extreme conditions such as Antarctica or Mars.