Middle Miocene platform drowning in the Maldives associated with monsoon-related intensification of currents
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110275
Abstract: Abstract The partial drowning of the Mid-Miocene Kardiva Platform in the Maldives occurred at 13 Ma in the northern Kardiva Channel and at 10.6 Ma in the southern Kardiva Channel. The 13 Ma drowning coincided with the onset… read more here.
Keywords: drowning maldives; platform drowning; miocene platform; platform ... See more keywords
A Redox‐Based Model for Carbonate Platform Drowning and Ocean Anoxic Events
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DOI: 10.1029/2021gl093048
Abstract: The deposition of marine carbonate rocks is influenced by climate and seawater chemistry. Carbonate platforms usually keep pace with subsidence and sea level rise but “platform drowning” occurs when carbonate sedimentation slows or when siliciclastics… read more here.
Keywords: anoxic events; platform drowning; carbonate; redox based ... See more keywords