Mobility of iridium in terrestrial environments: Implications for the interpretation of impact-related mass-extinctions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4531-4542

  Martín Peinado, F J ^a   Rodríguez Tovar, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; ELEMENT MOBILITY; IRIDIUM; MASS EXTINCTION; OXIDATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TAILINGS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77953961936     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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