Slow sedimentation and Ir anomalies at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 168-177

  Bruns, P ^a   Rakoczy, H ^b   Pernicka, E ^b   Dullo, W Ch ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extinctions; Ir; Ir Au ratios; K T boundary; Slow sedimentation

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS/TERTIARY BOUNDARY; ELEMENT ENRICHMENT; EXTINCTION; IMPACT; IRIDIUM ANOMALY; SLOW SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0030776827     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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