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Original Articles

Geochemical anomaly at the Devonian/ Carboniferous BOUNDARY, Huangmao, Guangxi, China

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Pages 89-100 | Received 22 Sep 1987, Accepted 12 Jul 1988, Published online: 10 Jan 2009
 

Abstract

Elemental abundance variations across a Devonian Carboniferous (D'C) boundary section located at Huangmao, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. China, have been investigated by INAA and RNAA. Abundances of Ir, Au. Ni, Co. Cr, As. Sb, Se, U and V at the D/C boundary shale (14 cm thick) are 156ppt, 14.5ppb. 494ppm. 51.4ppm, 113ppm. 109ppm, 16.4ppra. 16.8ppm. 55.3ppm and 709ppm, higher than the background values of the underlying and overlying stratigraphic samples by factors of 20–100.

The geochemical anomaly at the D/C boundary is correlated with the biological mass extinction, e.g. of Palmatolepic gracilis expansa. Pseudopolygnathus trigonicus and other conodont species, and especially of the Clymenides. It implies that an event occurred at the end of the Devonian. But neither volcanic eruption, nor extraterrestrial impact can explain the geochemical anomaly.

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