Methane release from igneous intrusion of coal during late permian extinction events

Journal of Geology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-20

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a   Jahren, A Hope ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COAL; DIKE; FLOOD BASALT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MASS BALANCE; MASS EXTINCTION; METHANE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERMIAN;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 38949169185     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524120     Document Type: Article

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