Comparison of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary impact events and the 0.77-Ma Australasian tektite event : relevance to mass extinction / by E.C.T. Chao.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Chao, E. C. T., author.

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 2050.

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 2050

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.

Extinction (Biology).

Tektite.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 22 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Comparison of the K-T boundary impact events and the Australasian tektite event

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Printing Office, 1993.

Summary:

Reinterpretation of iridium anomalies, shocked quartz, and microtektites attributed to cratering events in Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary sections. Evidence from the Ries crater of Germany and Australasian tektites is essential to understanding giant craters and mass extinction.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed August 25, 2014).

Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).

"Reinterpretation of iridium anomalies, shocked quartz, and microtektites attributed to cratering events in Cretaceous-Tertiaryboundary sections. Evidence from the Ries crater of Germany and Australasian tektites is essential to understanding giant craters and mass extinction."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-22).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.

Other Format:

Print version: Chao, E.C.T. Comparison of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary impact events and the 0.77-Ma Australasian tektite event

OCLC:

889716049

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