Abundance variation of iridium and trace elements at the Permian/Triassic boundary at Shangsi in China

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Geological Surveys, Iridium, Sedimentary Rocks, Stratigraphy, Trace Elements, Abundance, Boundary Layers, China, Fossils

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Despite recent searches for anomalous iridium (Ir) concentrations at the Permian/Triassic boundary (P/Tr) of marine sediments, no Ir above a level of 0.5 p.p.b. has been found. Detailed event-stratigraphical research has revealed a comparatively high platinum-group enrichment and geochemical anomalies of trace elements in the P/Tr boundary clay at Meishan, Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, China. An investigation of Ir and trace-element abundances in the P/Tr boundary layer of Shangsi section, Guangyuan County, Sichuan Province is reported here. An Ir value of 2 p.p.b. detected in the boundary layer supports the occurrence of an extraterrestrial event at the end of the Permian.

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