Geochemical markers of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary event at Brazos River, Texas, USA

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 173-181

  Heymann, D ^a   Yancey, T E ^b   Wolbach, W S ^c   Thiemens, M H ^d   Johnson, E A ^a   Roach, D ^c   Moecker, S ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPACT;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0031663718     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00330-X     Document Type: Article

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