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Science 27 January 1967:
Vol. 155. no. 3761, pp. 453 - 456
DOI: 10.1126/science.155.3761.453
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Digital Model of Evaporite Sedimentation

L. I. Briggs 1 and H. N. Pollack 1

1 Department of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

A deterministic digital model to simulate evaporite sedimentation permits experimentation with depth of water, shape of salt basin, number, position, and strength of the inlets, and rate of evaporation. It provides a reasonable fit to salt thickness and distribution in the Upper Silurian Salina Formation of Michigan.


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