The Caribbean carbonate crash at the middle to late Miocene transition and the establishment of the modern global thermohaline circulation

The Caribbean carbonate crash was a time of increased regional carbonate dissolution at the middle to late Miocene transition. It is marked by five dissolution episodes, occurring from 12-10 Ma, characterized by significant reductions in carbonate mass accumulation rates (CO$\sb3$ MAR). We determine...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roth, Joy Michele
Other Authors: Droxler, A. W.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1911/17317