Shock vaporization of anhydrite and global effects of the K/T bolide

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 125-140

  Yang, Wenbo ^a,b   Ahrens, Thomas J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anhydrite; Degassing; K T boundary; Shock metamorphism

Indexed keywords

ANHYDRITE; BOLIDE; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; SHOCK METAMORPHISM;

EID: 0031843903     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(98)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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