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Discussion on an iridium anomaly in the Ludlow Bone Bed from the Upper Silurian, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

R. D. A. Smith
Affiliation:
Shell Research, KSEPL, Volmerlaan 6, 2288 GD Rijswijk, The Netherlands
R. B. Ainsworth
Affiliation:
Shell Research, KSEPL, Volmerlaan 6, 2288 GD Rijswijk, The Netherlands
B. Schmitz
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Geology, University of Göteborg, Box 7064, S-402 32 Göteborg, Sweden.

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