Geochemical Anomaly at the Devonian/Carboniferous Boundary, Huangmao, Gnangxi, China
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    The abundances of nearly 40 elements, Ir included, have been measured using radio-chemical and instrumental neutron activation analysis (RNAA and INAA) across a Devonian/Carboniferous (D/C) boundary section at Huangmao, Guangxi, China. The Ir anomaly has been found in the D/C boundary bed. Its peak value is 156 ppt, richer by a factor of 12 than that in the underlying strata. Besides, as with Ir, other siderophile and chalcophile elements such as Au. Ni. Co. As and Sb are also enriched. The cause for the abundance anomalies of Ir and other elemets is discussed. Neither volcanic eruption nor extraterrestrial impact can explain it satisfactorily. The real mechanism for the anomalies awaits further study.

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.1989. Geochemical Anomaly at the Devonian/Carboniferous Boundary, Huangmao, Gnangxi, China[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica(),63(3):

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