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The main pulse of the Siberian Traps expanded in size and composition. / Augland, L. E.; Ryabov, V. V.; Vernikovsky, V. A. et al.

In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, No. 1, 18723, 10.12.2019.

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Augland, LE, Ryabov, VV, Vernikovsky, VA, Planke, S, Polozov, AG, Callegaro, S, Jerram, DA & Svensen, HH 2019, 'The main pulse of the Siberian Traps expanded in size and composition', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 1, 18723. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54023-2

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Augland, L. E., Ryabov, V. V., Vernikovsky, V. A., Planke, S., Polozov, A. G., Callegaro, S., Jerram, D. A., & Svensen, H. H. (2019). The main pulse of the Siberian Traps expanded in size and composition. Scientific Reports, 9(1), [18723]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54023-2

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Augland LE, Ryabov VV, Vernikovsky VA, Planke S, Polozov AG, Callegaro S et al. The main pulse of the Siberian Traps expanded in size and composition. Scientific Reports. 2019 Dec 10;9(1):18723. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54023-2

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Augland, L. E. ; Ryabov, V. V. ; Vernikovsky, V. A. et al. / The main pulse of the Siberian Traps expanded in size and composition. In: Scientific Reports. 2019 ; Vol. 9, No. 1.

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title = "The main pulse of the Siberian Traps expanded in size and composition",
abstract = "Emplacement of large volumes of (sub)volcanic rocks during the main pulse of the Siberian Traps occurred within <1 m.y., coinciding with the end-Permian mass extinction. Volcanics from outside the main Siberian Traps, e.g. Taimyr and West Siberia, have since long been correlated, but existing geochronological data cannot resolve at a precision better than ~5 m.y. whether (sub)volcanic activity in these areas actually occurred during the main pulse or later. We report the first high precision U-Pb zircon geochronology from two alkaline ultramafic-felsic layered intrusive complexes from Taimyr, showing synchronicity between these and the main Siberian Traps (sub)volcanic pulse, and the presence of a second Dinerian-Smithian pulse. This is the first documentation of felsic intrusive magmatism occurring during the main pulse, testifying to the Siberian Trap{\textquoteright}s compositional diversity. Furthermore, the intrusions cut basal basalts of the Taimyr lava stratigraphy hence providing a minimum age of these basalts of 251.64 ± 0.11 Ma. Synchronicity of (sub)volcanic activity between Taimyr and the Siberian Traps imply that the total area of the Siberian Traps main pulse should include a ~300 000 km2 area north of Norilsk. The vast aerial extent of the (sub)volcanic activity during the Siberian Traps main pulse may explain the severe environmental consequences.",
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