KT Boundary Chromites Determined to be Terrestrial: Cr Isotopic Evidence for Excavation and Ejection

来源 :Acta Geologica Sinica(English Edition) | 被引量 : 0次 | 上传用户:yao_huaxin
下载到本地 , 更方便阅读
声明 : 本文档内容版权归属内容提供方 , 如果您对本文有版权争议 , 可与客服联系进行内容授权或下架
论文部分内容阅读
Evidence for a mantle and/or basaltic component in KT boundary distal ejecta is apparently inconsistent with ejection from Chicxulub Crater since it is located on~35km thick continental crust(De Paolo et al.,1983;Montanari et al.,1983;Hildebrand and Boynton,1988,1990).Evidence for mafic/ultramafic target rocks was reinforced by discovery of chromites,some with shock planar deformation features(PDF),in impact layer samples from sites in southern Colorado and eastern Wyoming(Bohor et al.,1990).However,until now it was unclear whether the chromites originated with an impactor or with terrestrial target rocks.To this end,high-precision 54Cr/52Cr isotope ratios were measured on KT boundary chromites along with known terrestrial chromites.We find a terrestrial 54Cr/52Cr ratio in KT boundary chromites from impact layer samples collected at the above sites over the last several years(Fig.1).Ejected terrestrial chromites suggest the impact sampled terrestrial mafic and/or ultramafic target rocks not known to exist in the Chicxulub target area. Evidence for a mantle and / or basaltic component in KT boundary distal ejecta is apparently inconsistent with ejection from Chicxulub Crater since it is located on ~ 35km thick continental crust (De Paolo et al., 1983; Montanari et al., 1983; Hildebrand and Boynton, 1988, 1990). Evidence for mafic / ultramafic target rocks was reinforced by discovery of chromites, some with shocks deformed deformation features (PDF), in impact layer samples from sites in southern Colorado and eastern Wyoming (Bohor et al., 1990 ), Until now it was unclear whether the chromites originated with an impactor or with terrestrial target rocks.To this end, high-precision 54Cr / 52Cr isotope ratios were measured on KT boundary chromites along with known terrestrial chromites. We find a terrestrial 54Cr / 52Cr ratio in KT boundary chromites from impact layer samples collected at the above sites over the last several years (Fig. 1). Ejected terrestrial chromites suggest the impact sampled terrestrial mafic and / or ultramafic target rock s not known to exist in the Chicxulub target area.
其他文献
高校图书馆是大学生素质教育的重要场所,高校图书馆如何利用自身优势,发挥图书馆教育职能,培养创新型人才,推动素质教育工作,是目前高校图书馆要研究和解决的理论问题和实践
“中国书法”向联合国教科文组织申报“人类非物质文化遗产”的工作最近正式启动。中国艺术研究院中国书法院、中国书法家协会作为书法传承和保护的直接责任单位联手参与了此
会议
会议
提高小学数学教学效率,是一个巨大的复杂的系统工程,涉及的面很广,其中有理论问题,也有实践问题.
会议
培养学生创新能力的重要性素质教育背景下,对学生创新能力的培养力度是创新能力重要性的重要体现,在中学数学教学过程中,加强对学生的心理健康与道德素质教育,重视对学生能力
会议
会议
会议