Pierrard, O. et al. (1999): Late Eocene Ni-rich spinel from LL44-GPC3 (Central Pacific), ODP Site 689B (Maud Rise, Antarctic), DSDP sites 94 (Gulf of Mexico) and 612 (US East Coast)

Leg/Site/Hole:
DSDP 10
ODP 113
DSDP 95
DSDP 95 612
DSDP 10 94
ODP 113 689
Identifier:
2001-042545
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Creator:
Pierrard, O.
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnemnt, CEA/CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
author

Robin, E.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Rocchia, R.
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Lefevre, I.
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Smit, J.
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Vonhof, Hubert
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Identification:
Late Eocene Ni-rich spinel from LL44-GPC3 (Central Pacific), ODP Site 689B (Maud Rise, Antarctic), DSDP sites 94 (Gulf of Mexico) and 612 (US East Coast)
1999
In: Anonymous, Lunar and planetary science, XXX; Papers presented to the Thirtieth lunar and planetary science conference
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, United States
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The Ni-rich spinel anomaly, previously reported in the E/O Stratotype at Massignano in Italy, is recorded worldwide in upper Eocene sediments. We show that this anomaly derives from the same event as the one that produced microkrystites, probably a comet impact.
English
Coverage:Geographic coordinates:
North:38.4913
West:-88.2809East: 3.0600
South:-64.3101

Stratigraphy; Antarctic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean; Cenozoic; Central Pacific; chemical composition; cores; crystal form; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DSDP Site 612; DSDP Site 94; Eocene; geochemical anomalies; global; Gulf of Mexico; impacts; IPOD; Leg 10; Leg 113; Leg 95; marine sediments; Maud Rise; metals; nickel; North Atlantic; North Pacific; Northwest Atlantic; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP Site 689; oxides; Pacific Ocean; Paleogene; sediments; Southern Ocean; spinel; Tertiary; upper Eocene; Weddell Sea;

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