Molybdenum isotopic evidence for oxic marine conditions during the latest permian extinction

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 967-970

  Proemse, Bernadette C ^a   Grasby, Stephen E ^a,b   Wieser, M E ^a   Mayer, B ^a   Beauchamp, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EUXINIC CONDITIONS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE CONDITIONS; MASS EXTINCTION; OXIC CONDITIONS; SHALLOW WATER ENVIRONMENT; SLOPE ENVIRONMENTS;

ISOTOPES;

MOLYBDENUM;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EUXINIC ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS EXTINCTION; MOLYBDENUM; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERMIAN; SHALLOW WATER;

EID: 84879156243     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34466.1     Document Type: Article

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