Extraterrestrial iridium, sediment accumulation and the habitability of the early Earth's surface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E2, 2001, Pages 3219-3236

  Anbar, Ariel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY EARTH; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; IRIDIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOON; PLATINUM; SEDIMENTATION;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0035096984     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001272     Document Type: Article

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