Siderophile-enriched sediments from the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary
Siderophile-enriched sediments from the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary
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白垩纪-第三纪边界的富铁质沉积物
作者:
F. Kyte;Zhiming Zhou;J. Wasson
Siderophilic element concentrations are high in sediments from the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary. An extraterrestrial source is indicated. Concentrations are too high to be understood in terms of the impact of a chondritic asteroid. Either the projectile was a metal-sulphide core or the infailing material (probably weak cometary matter) was slowed down during atmospheric passage.