Osmium isotopic evidence against an impact at the Frasnian-Famennian boundary

American Journal of Science

Volumn 309, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 420-430

  Gordon, G W ^a,b   Rockman, M ^b,c   Turekian, K K ^b   Over, J ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERROMANGANESE DEPOSIT; FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS EXTINCTION; OSMIUM; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RHENIUM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; IRISH GULF; MASSIF CENTRAL; MONTAGNE NOIRE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69549120130     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/05.2009.03     Document Type: Article

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