The Green River salt mystery: What was the source of the hyperalkaline lake waters?
Bicarbonate-rich source waters were needed to form the largest sodium carbonate evaporite
deposits in the geologic record, the early and middle Eocene Green River trona (NaHCO 3 …
deposits in the geologic record, the early and middle Eocene Green River trona (NaHCO 3 …
Climate-driven paleolimnological change controls lacustrine mudstone depositional process and organic matter accumulation: Constraints from lithofacies and …
The influence of paleoclimate on the depositional process of lacustrine mudstone and
organic matter accumulation is important to both paleoclimate reconstruction and …
organic matter accumulation is important to both paleoclimate reconstruction and …
Oldest preserved sodium carbonate evaporite: late paleozoic Fengcheng Formation, Junggar Basin, NW China
T Wang, J Cao, AR Carroll, D Zhi, Y Tang… - GSA …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Sodium carbonate evaporites can provide important paleoclimatic constraints and economic
resources but are relatively rare; most known examples are limited to the Cenozoic. The first …
resources but are relatively rare; most known examples are limited to the Cenozoic. The first …
Mars is a mirror–Understanding the Pahrump Hills mudstones from a perspective of Earth analogues
Mudstone‐dominated lacustrine strata in the Pahrump Hills area of Gale Crater, Mars, have
the most extensive data set of physical and geochemical observations yet collected …
the most extensive data set of physical and geochemical observations yet collected …
Arid climate disturbance and the development of salinized lacustrine oil shale in the Middle Jurassic Dameigou Formation, Qaidam Basin, northwestern China
The lacustrine Dameigou organic-rich shale of the northern Qaidam Basin is a particularly
promising play for recent unconventional oil and gas exploration in China. Deposition was …
promising play for recent unconventional oil and gas exploration in China. Deposition was …
Sedimentary record of seismic events in the Eocene Green River Formation and its implications for regional tectonics on lake evolution (Bridger Basin, Wyoming)
Outcrops and cores from the top of the lacustrine Tipton Member and the base of the Wilkins
Peak Member (~ 51.5 Ma) of the Eocene Green River Formation, Bridger Basin in …
Peak Member (~ 51.5 Ma) of the Eocene Green River Formation, Bridger Basin in …
Depositional controls in an ancient, closed lake system: A high-resolution and multi-scalar case study from the Yacoraite Formation (Salta Basin, Argentina)
M Vallati, S Tomás, C Galli, G Winterleitner, M Mutti - Sedimentary Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yacoraite Formation (Cretaceous–Paleogene) is a mixed carbonate–
siliciclastic microbialite-bearing lacustrine succession deposited in the intra-continental …
siliciclastic microbialite-bearing lacustrine succession deposited in the intra-continental …
Lake level controls the recurrence of giant stromatolite facies
Stromatolites have often served as a diagnostic carbonate facies for deep‐time
palaeoclimatic and geobiological studies because they may form under favourable …
palaeoclimatic and geobiological studies because they may form under favourable …
Temperature seasonality in the North American continental interior during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum
Paleogene greenhouse climate equability has long been a paradox in paleoclimate
research. However, recent developments in proxy and modeling methods have suggested …
research. However, recent developments in proxy and modeling methods have suggested …
Influence of lake-basin morphology on climate-sediment transfer functions: Early Eocene Wilkins Peak Member, Green River Formation, Wyoming
Lacustrine strata are often among the highest-resolution terrestrial paleoclimate archives
available. The manner in which climate signals are registered into lacustrine deposits varies …
available. The manner in which climate signals are registered into lacustrine deposits varies …