Shock-induced devolatilization of calcium sulfate and implications for K-T extinctions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 1994, Pages 615-628

  Chen, Guangqing ^a   Tyburczy, James A ^a,b   Ahrens, Thomas J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULPHATE; CRETACEOUS/TERTIARY BOUNDARY; DEVOLATILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXTINCTION; GLOBAL COOLING; IMPACT;

EID: 0028588340     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(94)90174-0     Document Type: Article

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