The late Miocene Campo Coy gypsum (Eastern Betics, Spain)

The Campo Coy basin contains an important evaporite succession, up to 350 meters thick of gypsum, including two gypsum units: lower and upper gypsum units. These are characterized by fine-grain laminated and selenitic primary gypsums and by nodular-laminated and meganodular secondary gypsums. The ge...

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Autores: Artiaga Torres, David, García Veigas, Javier, Gibert Beotas, Luis, Soria, Jesús M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/18587
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18587
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Evaporites
Geochemistry
Neogene Betic basins
Evaporitas
Geoquímica
Cuencas neógenas Béticas
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Sumario:The Campo Coy basin contains an important evaporite succession, up to 350 meters thick of gypsum, including two gypsum units: lower and upper gypsum units. These are characterized by fine-grain laminated and selenitic primary gypsums and by nodular-laminated and meganodular secondary gypsums. The geochemical study based on sulfate isotope compositions (δ34S and δ18O) and strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) point to the chemical recycling of Triassic marine evaporites. Isotope compositions (δ18O and δD) of the hydration water of gypsum point to continental waters for primary gypsum precipitation. These results are consistent with a shallow lacustrine environment for the Campo Coy gypsum deposit