The behaviour of zirconium, hafnium and rare earth elements during the crystallisation of halite and other salt minerals
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.02.003
Abstract: Abstract Halite crystals from Messinian and Tortonian evaporites from Sicily and Spain and current precipitated halite crystals and the relative parent brines (active evaporation systems) were investigated in order to evaluate the Zr, Hf and… read more here.
Keywords: halite crystals; rare earth; halite; salt minerals ... See more keywords
Estimation of the physical, petrophysical and mineralogical properties of Messinian salt rocks, Sicily: Implications for multidisciplinary applications
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.104032
Abstract: Abstract The Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) was a short-term (5.96–5.33Ma) and dramatic paleoenvironmental event, which led to the deposition of a thick evaporitic layer throughout Mediterranean area. However, several studies have demonstrated that Messinian evaporites… read more here.
Keywords: petrophysical mineralogical; mediterranean area; halite; physical petrophysical ... See more keywords
Extremely halophilic archaeal communities are resilient to short‐term entombment in halite
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14913
Abstract: Summary Some haloarchaea avoid the harsh conditions present in evaporating brines by entombment in brine inclusions within forming halite crystals, where a subset of haloarchaea survives over geological time. However, shifts in the community structure… read more here.
Keywords: term; halite entombed; halite; entombment halite ... See more keywords
The impact of a freshwater diluted plume on spatial halite accumulation in a hypersaline lake: Direct observations from the Dead Sea
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DOI: 10.1111/sed.70023
Abstract: The role of freshwater inputs and salinity gradients in hypersaline basins is crucial for understanding the formation of evaporitic sequences. However, this role remains poorly understood, as it involves complex processes such as mixing across… read more here.
Keywords: halite accumulation; diluted plume; dead sea; halite ... See more keywords
Organic matter in extraterrestrial water-bearing salt crystals
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao3521
Abstract: Abundant organic compounds were detected in brine-bearing halite crystals from a hydrovolcanically active asteroid. Direct evidence of complex prebiotic chemistry from a water-rich world in the outer solar system is provided by the 4.5-billion-year-old halite… read more here.
Keywords: organic compounds; water; halite; organic matter ... See more keywords
A Physical Model for Accurate Paleotemperature Reconstruction From Fluid Inclusions in Halite
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DOI: 10.2475/001c.130836
Abstract: Fluid inclusions (FI) trapped in microscopic cavities in halite (NaCl) crystals from evaporitic sedimentary basins are remnants of hypersaline waterbodies. Halite FI provide valuable information on past climate conditions because the density of the enclosed… read more here.
Keywords: pressure; halite; fluid inclusions; fluid ... See more keywords