Preliminary dating of the Viluy traps (Eastern Siberia): Eruption at the time of Late Devonian extinction events?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 300, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 239-245

  Courtillot, Vincent ^a,b   Kravchinsky, Vadim A ^c   Quidelleur, Xavier ^d,e   Renne, Paul R ^f,g   Gladkochub, Dmitry P ^h  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Frasnian Fammenian; K Ar dating; Siberia; Viluy Traps

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

EASTERN SIBERIA; FRASNIAN-FAMMENIAN; FURTHER WORKS; K-AR DATING; PERMO-TRIASSIC; SIBERIA; SIBERIAN TRAPS; VILUY TRAPS;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

SIBERIA;

EID: 78649728810     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.09.045     Document Type: Article

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