Cosmic spherules from the Ordovician of Argentina

Geological Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 222-235

  Voldman, G G ^a   Genge, M J ^b   Albanesi, G L ^a   Barnes, C R ^c   Ortega, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argentina; Cordillera Oriental; Cosmic dust; Microspherules; Ordovician; Precordillera

Indexed keywords

CONODONT; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; I-TYPE ROCK; MICROMETEORITE; ORDOVICIAN; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SPHERULE; TAXONOMY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREMADOCIAN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARGENTINA; CORDILLERA ORIENTAL [ARGENTINA]; PRECORDILLERA;

ROSITA; SPHERULES;

EID: 84874743227     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.2418     Document Type: Article

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