The Karoo large igneous province: Brevity, origin, and relation with mass extinction questioned by new 40Ar/39Ar age data: Reply

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Jourdan, Fred ^a   Féraud, Gilbert ^b   Bertrand, Hervé ^c   Kampunzu, Ali Bashira ^d   Tshoso, Gomotsang ^d   Watkeys, Michael K ^e   Le Gall, Bernard ^f  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^f INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS PROVINCE; KAROO SUPERGROUP; MASS EXTINCTION; RADIOCARBON DATING;

EID: 84855694088     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23593Y.1     Document Type: Letter

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