Metallic iron in sediments at the Mesozoic-Cenozoic (K/T) boundary

RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES VOL. 10, ES6006, doi:10.2205/2008ES000304, 2008

Metallic iron in sediments at the Mesozoic-Cenozoic (K/T) boundary

D. M. Pechersky

Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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Received 19 July 2008; accepted 22 August 2008; published 18 September 2008.

Keywords: cosmic dust, metallic iron, sediments, magnetic minerals, K/T boundary.

Index Terms: 1029 Geochemistry: Composition of aerosols and dust particles; 1512 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism: Environmental magnetism; 1594 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism: Instruments and techniques; 2129 Interplanetary Physics: Interplanetary dust.

Citation: Pechersky, D. M. (2008), Metallic iron in sediments at the Mesozoic-Cenozoic (K/T) boundary, Russ. J. Earth Sci., 10, ES6006, doi:10.2205/2008ES000304.