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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Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1911/17317 |