Age of the Deccan traps using 187Re-187Os systematics

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-204

  Allegre C J ^a   Birck, J L ^a   Capmas, F ^a   Courtillot, V ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Deccan Traps; Flood basalts; Mantle; Re Os

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING;

INDIA;

EID: 0043109189     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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