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Trace element patterns at a non-marine cretaceous-tertiary boundary

January 1, 1984

At the fossil-pollen-defined Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Raton Basin of New Mexico and Colorado, an iridium abundance anomaly and excess scandium, titanium, and chromium are associated with a thin ash or dust fallout bed (now kaolinitic clay) that was preserved in freshwater coal swamps. ?? 1984 Nature Publishing Group.

Publication Year 1984
Title Trace element patterns at a non-marine cretaceous-tertiary boundary
DOI 10.1038/307224a0
Authors J. S. Gilmore, J.D. Knight, C. J. Orth, C. L. Pillmore, R.H. Tschudy
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Nature
Index ID 70013392
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse