Javier García‐Veigas

Universitat de Barcelona

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Diοni I. Cendón

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Federico Ortı́

Universitat de Barcelona

Laura Rosell

Universitat de Barcelona

Tim K. Lowenstein

Binghamton University

Luís Gibert

Universitat de Barcelona

David Artiaga

Universitat de Barcelona

Cahit Helvacı

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hastanesi

Carlos Ayora

Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research

Elisabet Playà

Universitat de Barcelona

Mebrahtu F. Weldeghebriel

Binghamton University

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Geological Survey of Israel

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Relationships between lake-level changes and water and salt budgets in the Dead Sea during extreme aridities in the Eastern Mediterranean

Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2017)

Yael Kiro S. L. Goldstein Javier Garcı́a-Veigas Elan J. Levy Yochanan Kushnir

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Chemocline

10.1016/j.epsl.2017.01.043

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Late Miocene evaporite geochemistry of Lorca and Fortuna basins (Eastern Betics, SE Spain): Evidence of restriction and continentalization

Basin Research (2019)

Javier Garcı́a-Veigas Luís Gibert Diοni I. Cendón David Artiaga Hugo Corbí

Abstract The Lorca and Fortuna basins are two intramontane Neogene basins located in the eastern Betic Cordillera (SE Spain). During the Late Tortonian—Early Messinian, marine and continental evaporites precipitated in these basins as a consequence of increased marine restriction and isolation. Here we show a stratigraphic correlation between the evaporite records of these basins based on geochemical indicators. We use SO 4 isotope compositions and Sr isotopic ratios in gypsum, and halite Br contents to characterize these units and to identify the marine or continental source of the waters feeding the evaporite basins. In addition, we review the available chronological information used to date these evaporites in Lorca (La Serrata Fm), including a thick saline deposit, that we correlate with the First Evaporitic Group in Fortuna (Los Baños Fm). This correlation is also supported by micropalaeontological data, giving a Late Tortonian age for this sequence. The Second Evaporitic Group, (Chicamo Fm), and the Third Evaporitic Group (Rambla Salada Fm) developed only in Fortuna during the Messinian. According to the palaeogeographical scheme presented here, the evaporites of the Lorca and Fortuna basins were formed during the Late Tortonian—Early Messinian, close to the Betic Seaway closure. Sulphate isotope compositions and Sr isotopic ratios of the Ribera Gypsum Mb, at the base of the Rambla Salada Fm (Fortuna basin), match those of the Late Messinian selenite gypsum beds in San Miguel de Salinas, in the near Bajo Segura basin (40 km to the East), and other Messinian Salinity Crisis gypsum deposits in the Mediterranean. According to these geochemical indicators and the uncertainty of the chronology of this unit, the assignment of the Rambla Salada Fm to the MSC cannot be ruled out.

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Influence of magmatic-hydrothermal activity on brine evolution in closed basins: Searles Lake, California

Geological Society of America Bulletin (2016)

Tim K. Lowenstein Lauren A.C. Dolginko Javier Garcı́a-Veigas

Research Article| September 01, 2016 Influence of magmatic-hydrothermal activity on brine evolution in closed basins: Searles Lake, California Tim K. Lowenstein; Tim K. Lowenstein † 1Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA †lowenst@binghamton.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lauren A.C. Dolginko; Lauren A.C. Dolginko 1Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Javier García-Veigas Javier García-Veigas 2CCiTUB, Scientific and Technological Centers, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Tim K. Lowenstein † 1Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA Lauren A.C. Dolginko 1Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA Javier García-Veigas 2CCiTUB, Scientific and Technological Centers, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain †lowenst@binghamton.edu Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 04 Aug 2015 Revision Received: 07 Feb 2016 Accepted: 05 Apr 2016 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online Issn: 1943-2674 Print Issn: 0016-7606 © 2016 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (2016) 128 (9-10): 1555–1568. https://doi.org/10.1130/B31398.1 Article history Received: 04 Aug 2015 Revision Received: 07 Feb 2016 Accepted: 05 Apr 2016 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Tim K. Lowenstein, Lauren A.C. Dolginko, Javier García-Veigas; Influence of magmatic-hydrothermal activity on brine evolution in closed basins: Searles Lake, California. GSA Bulletin 2016;; 128 (9-10): 1555–1568. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/B31398.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Evaporites in a 700-m-long core (KM-3) from Searles Lake, California, preserve a record of the chemical evolution of inflow waters. Chemical analyses of fluid inclusions in halite and evaporite minerals show that the major ion composition of inflow waters to Searles Lake was changed by distant hydrothermal activity associated with magmatism at Long Valley caldera between 1.27 and 1.0 m.y. ago. Below core depths of 291 m, the evaporites consist of Ca-bearing sulfates (anhydrite, glauberite) and halite; fluid inclusions in the halite show that parent waters were Na+-Cl–-SO42–-rich waters. Above 291 m, the evaporites include sodium carbonates (pirssonite, trona) and halite, and fluid inclusion brines are Na+-K+-HCO3–-CO32–-Cl–-SO42–-rich. These fluctuations in mineralogy and brine chemistry document an alkalinity spike beginning between 1.27 and 1.0 Ma, when inflow waters to Searles Lake crossed the CaCO3 chemical divide and began to produce alkaline brines that precipitated trona upon evaporation.The Owens River is a modern chemical analog for inflow water into Searles Lake beginning between 1.27 Ma and 1.0 Ma. A major contributor of solutes to the Owens River is Hot Creek in Long Valley caldera, which is fed by hydrothermal springs with high alkalinity from magmatically derived CO2. The timing of magmatism in Owens Valley and the appearance of sodium carbonate minerals in core km-3 suggest a causal relationship. Volcanism and hydrothermal activity provided CO2 and elevated alkalinity to Searles Lake inflow waters 0.5–0.2 m.y. before the eruptions that formed the Bishop Tuff and Long Valley caldera. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.

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Large gypsum nodules in the Paleogene and Neogene evaporites of Spain: distribution and palaeogeographic significance

Geological Quarterly (2011)

Federico Ortı́Laura Rosell Elisabet Playà Javier Garcı́a-Veigas

Gypsiferous units occur along the margins of some Paleogene and Neogene basins in Spain. These units accumulated in shallow saline lakes of low ionic concentration. Other gypsiferous facies constitute outer rings of the thick, highly-saline evaporite formations that occupy the central parts of the basins. In some of these gypsum units and rings, large nodules (from 0.5 m to several metres across) of secondary gypsum that originated as replacive or displacive nodular anhydrite are present. Although these occurrences usually show a stratiform arrangement, vertical geometries are observed locally, suggesting ascending circulation of anhydritizing flows. The common characteristics of the large gypsum nodules in the various occurrences indicate that the precursor anhydrite formed in burial conditions from shallow to moderate depths. A few occurrences of large, secondary gypsum nodules in the gypsum units are linked to deep faults or diapiric structures.

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The Messinian evaporites of the Mesaoria basin (North Cyprus): A discrepancy with the current chronostratigraphic understanding

Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (2021)

David Artiaga Javier Garcı́a-Veigas Diοni I. Cendón Cavit Atalar Luís Gibert

Large volume of evaporites were deposited during the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) across the Mediterranean. These evaporites are currently outcropping on land and are interpreted by seismic profiles beneath the Mediterranean floor. Biostratigraphic, magnetostratigraphic and astrochronologic data recovered from sediments below and above outcropping evaporites, together with gypsum facies associations and stratigraphic cyclicity, are the cornerstone of what is known as the MSC 'three-stage' model: Primary Lower Gypsum (PLG) – MSC stage 1, Resedimented Lower Gypsum (RLG) - MSC stage 2, and Upper Gypsum (UG) – MSC stage 3. Although this litho- and chronostratigraphic model is mainly based on the gypsum succession in Sicily, it is being currently applied by many investigators across the Mediterranean. The Mesaoria basin, in North Cyprus, hosts well exposed MSC gypsum deposits of the Kalavasos Fm. Two informal units are distinguished in the gypsum succession. The lower unit, largely consisting of clastic gypsum deposits, is conformably overlaid by the upper unit, mostly consisting of 'in situ' vertically-oriented selenite deposits. Based on the lithostratigraphic gypsum succession, the lower unit could be tentatively assigned to RLG - MSC stage 2, while the upper unit could correspond to UG - MSC stage 3. However, our lithologic and geochemical (δ34Ssulfate δ18Osulfate, 87Sr/86Sr) data in gypsum points that the upper unit fits with those of the PLG – MSC stage 1. For the first time, thick vertically-oriented selenite beds with lithofacies and geochemical signatures diagnostic of PLG deposits lay conformably over clastic gypsum successions diagnostic of RLG deposits in the currently accepted 'three-stage' model. In North Cyprus, 'in situ' selenite platforms and 'clastic' gravity-flow gypsum deposits are coeval involving erosion and redeposition during the same evolutive stage. The complete gypsum succession in North Cyprus must be considered as MSC Lower Evaporites in the 'two-step' model (Lower Evaporites and Upper Evaporites) classically proposed prior to the 'three-stage' model. We show how nearby Messinian evaporite basins in the same island (North and South Cyprus) can produce different sedimentary records. Our data cast doubts on the systematic application of the 'three-stage' litho- and chronostratigraphic model to North Cyprus and other MSC Mediterranean evaporite successions. This work highlights the importance of local processes in the sedimentation and distribution of MSC evaporites in active tectonic settings, and alerts against extrabasinal MSC correlations based on gypsum facies distribution.

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10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110681

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X-ray microanalysis of fluid inclusions and its application to the geochemical modeling of evaporite basins

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (1994)

Carlos Ayora Javier Garcı́a-Veigas Juan-José Pueyo

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Microanalysis

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10.1016/0016-7037(94)90444-8

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Analyses of fluid inclusions in Neoproterozoic marine halite provide oldest measurement of seawater chemistry

Geology (2014)

Natalie Spear Heinrich Holland Javier Garcı́a-Veigas Tim K. Lowenstein Robert Giegengack

Research Article| February 01, 2014 Analyses of fluid inclusions in Neoproterozoic marine halite provide oldest measurement of seawater chemistry Natalie Spear; Natalie Spear 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H.D. Holland; H.D. Holland 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, USA †Deceased Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Javier Garcia-Veígas; Javier Garcia-Veígas 2Scientific and Technological Centers, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar T.K. Lowenstein; T.K. Lowenstein 3Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert Giegengack; Robert Giegengack 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Heide Peters Heide Peters 4Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, University of Kiel, D-24118 Kiel, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Natalie Spear 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, USA H.D. Holland †Deceased 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, USA Javier Garcia-Veígas 2Scientific and Technological Centers, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain T.K. Lowenstein 3Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA Robert Giegengack 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, USA Heide Peters 4Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, University of Kiel, D-24118 Kiel, Germany Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 07 Jul 2013 Revision Received: 08 Oct 2013 Accepted: 09 Oct 2013 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2014 Geological Society of America Geology (2014) 42 (2): 103–106. https://doi.org/10.1130/G34913.1 Article history Received: 07 Jul 2013 Revision Received: 08 Oct 2013 Accepted: 09 Oct 2013 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Natalie Spear, H.D. Holland, Javier Garcia-Veígas, T.K. Lowenstein, Robert Giegengack, Heide Peters; Analyses of fluid inclusions in Neoproterozoic marine halite provide oldest measurement of seawater chemistry. Geology 2014;; 42 (2): 103–106. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G34913.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract We analyzed primary fluid inclusions in halite from marine evaporites in the ca. 830 Ma Browne Formation of the Officer Basin in Western Australia using the cryogenic scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry analysis technique. The concentrations of the major ions, except K+ and possibly SO42−, fall within the range of Phanerozoic seawater. This is the first direct measurement of the composition of mid-Neoproterozoic seawater, and extends present-day knowledge of seawater chemistry by ∼300 m.y. Our estimates suggest that mid-Neoproterozoic marine sulfate concentrations were lower (∼90%) than modern values. By the terminal Neoproterozoic, fluid inclusions in halite and evaporite mineralogy indicate seawater sulfate levels rose significantly, to 50%–80% of modern concentrations, which parallels increases in atmospheric and oceanic oxygen. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.

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A genetic model for Na-carbonate mineral precipitation in the Miocene Beypazarı trona deposit, Ankara province, Turkey

Sedimentary Geology (2013)

Javier Garcı́a-Veigas İbrahim Gündoğan Cahit Helvacı Eva Prats

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Dolostone

Red beds

Anhydrite

Siliciclastic

10.1016/j.sedgeo.2013.06.011

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Evaporite evidence of a mid-Holocene (c. 4550–4400 cal. yr BP) aridity crisis in southwestern Europe and palaeoenvironmental consequences

The Holocene (2014)

Francisca Navarro-Hervás María-Milagros Ros-Salas Tomás Rodríguez-Estrella Elena Fierro-Enrique José S. Carrión

Sedimentological evidence for an abrupt dry spell in south-eastern Spain during the middle Holocene, from c. 4906 to 4384 cal. yr BP, is presented. This phase was determined primarily from halite beds deposited between muddy slimes in a lagoon system of Puerto de Mazarrón (Murcia province) with a peak phase from c. 4550 to 4400 cal. yr BP. A multi-core, multi-proxy study of 20 geotechnical drills was made in the lagoon basin to identify the main sedimentary episodes and depositional environments. The results suggest that this halite bed, more than 80 cm thick, was conditioned by climate change and was accompanied by a generalized drying-out of the basin. Halite precipitation was linked with palaeoecological changes, including forest and mesophyte depletions and increasing cover and diversity of xerophytic plant species. Archaeological evidence indicates a demise of the population at this period probably due to resource exhaustion. An overall picture of the biostratigraphy and palaeoclimates of the region is given in a broader geographical context.

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10.1177/0959683613520260

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Redox conditions in Late Permian seawater based on trace metal ratios in fluid inclusions in halite from the Polish Zechstein Basin

Chemical Geology (2022)

Eszter Sendula Benjamin C. Gill J. Donald Rimstidt Tim K. Lowenstein Mebrahtu F. Weldeghebriel

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Anhydrite

Trace metal

10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.120794

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