The Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction: A lethal mechanism involving anhydrite target rocks

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 1992, Pages 3603-3606

  Brett, Robin ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANHYDRITE; CRETACEOUS/TERTIARY BOUNDARY; IMPACT EVENT; PALAEOCLIMATE; SULPHUR DIOXIDE;

MEXICO, YUCATAN, CHICXULUB CRATER;

EID: 0027038404     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(92)90406-9     Document Type: Article

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