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Anomalous K-Pg–aged seafloor attributed to impact-induced mid-ocean ridge magmatism

Eruptive phenomena at all scales, from hydrothermal geysers to flood basalts, can potentially be initiated or modulated by external mechanical perturbations. We present evidence for the triggering of magmatism on a global scale by the Chicxulub meteorite impact at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) bou...

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Autores principales: Byrnes, Joseph S., Karlstrom, Leif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5810608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29441360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao2994