Geochemistry of meteorite-rich marine limestone strata and fossil meteorites from the lower Ordovician at Kinnekulle, Sweden

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 31-48

  Schmitz, B ^a   Lindstrom M ^b   Asaro, F ^c   Tassinari, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Paleo Geology Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cosmic dust; Iridium; Lower ordovician; Meteorites

Indexed keywords

EPICONTINENTAL SEA; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRIDIUM; LIMESTONE; METEORITE; ORDOVICIAN;

SWEDEN, KINNEKULLE;

EID: 0030426345     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00205-1     Document Type: Article

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