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Volcanic origin for Younger Dryas geochemical anomalies ca. 12,900 cal B.P.

N. Sun, A. D. Brandon, S. L. Forman et al., 2020. Science Advances 6(31), eaax8587.

Osmium isotope ratios and highly siderophile element concentrations at close intervals through the boundary at Hall's Cave, Texas, attributed to volcanic rather than extraterrestrial sources.

MYS0D51WZ1P63TH · mystery · click to copyMYounger Dryas impact hypothesisArticledoi: 10.1126/sciadv.aax8587Checked against the original0

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The osmium-isotope test that separates bolide from volcanic sources.

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Sun, N., Brandon, A. D., Forman, S. L., Waters, M. R., & Befus, K. S. (2020). Volcanic origin for Younger Dryas geochemical anomalies ca. 12,900 cal B.P.. Science Advances 6(31), eaax8587. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax8587
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