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Miocene of, denoting, or formed in the fourth epoch of the Tertiary period, between the Oligocene and Pliocene epochs, which lasted for 19 million years Miocene [′mī·ə‚sēn] (geology) A geologic epoch of the Tertiary period, extending from the end of the Oligocene to the beginning of the Pliocene. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Miocene period of 25 million to 10 million years ago was marked by the appearance of ape-like ancestors of modern apes and humans, known as hominoids, in Africa, Asia and Europe. Due to the intense chemical rock alteration since the Miocene Period 20 million years ago, the superficial eluvial laterite is highly enriched in free gold and quartz fragments and forms a several meter thick horizontal layer on top of the underlying primary root mineralization. They represent unique deep-sea environments which originate from the dissolution of buried salt deposits that are the remains of hypersaline waters of the Miocene period (5. |
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