NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
U-Pb provenance ages of shocked zircons from the K-T boundary, Raton Basin, ColoradoU-Pb isotopic systematics from analyses of single zircons identify at least two provenance ages, approximately 575 Ma and approximately 330 Ma, for zircons from the impact layer of the K-T boundary, Raton Basin, Colorado. These data are a preliminary confirmation of results reported from the same layer. The zircon provenance ages provide a unique signature for identification of the source crater since igneous rocks of these ages (or sedimentary rocks derived from them) must characterize part of the impact stratigraphy.
Document ID
19940016228
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Premo, W. R.
(Geological Survey Denver, CO, United States)
Izett, G. A.
(Geological Survey Denver, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-Fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 3: N-Z
Subject Category
Inorganic And Physical Chemistry
Accession Number
94N20701
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available