Monsoon as a cause of radiolarite in the Tethyan realm

The radiolaritic facies (red/green cherts with radiolarians) is a very characteristic feature of the Tethyan realm. For a long time, its presence has been interpreted as a consequence of depth of an oceanic environment. It is now preferable to consider it as high productivity sediment. We here under...

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Published inComptes rendus. Geoscience Vol. 346; no. 11-12; pp. 287 - 297
Main Authors De Wever, Patrick, O’Dogherty, Luis, Goričan, Špela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Masson SAS 01.11.2014
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Marine
Monsoon
Palaeoenvironment
Radiolarites
Tethyan realm
Monsoon
Radiolarites
Tethyan realm
Palaeoenvironment
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Summary:The radiolaritic facies (red/green cherts with radiolarians) is a very characteristic feature of the Tethyan realm. For a long time, its presence has been interpreted as a consequence of depth of an oceanic environment. It is now preferable to consider it as high productivity sediment. We here underline the interpretation inferring the role of monsoons for such productivity according to the relative position of lands at that time.
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ISSN:1631-0713
1778-7025
1778-7025
DOI:10.1016/j.crte.2014.10.001