Messinian salinity crisis

== English == === Proper noun === Messinian salinity crisis (geology) A geological event, characterized by the partial desiccation of the Mediterranean basin. Synonyms: Messinian event, MSC 2022, David Bice, Enrico Tavarnelli, 8: The influence of the Messinian salinity crisis on the tectonic evolution of the Northern Apennines, Christian Koeberl, Philippe Claeys, Alessandro Montanari (editors), From the Guajira Desert to the Apennines, and from Mediterranean Microplates to the Mexican Killer Asteroid, Geological Society of America, Special Paper 557, page 115, The Messinian salinity crisis (5.85–5.35 Ma) represents a nearly unprecedented unloading and loading event. During the Messinian Salinity Crisis, two important things happened in terms of surface load changes—the accumulation of thick evaporites represent a load addition, while the desiccation of the Mediterranean represents a load subtraction. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Lago Mare event === Further reading === Messinian evaporite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia