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4489757 
Journal Article 
End-Permian catastrophe by a bolide impact: Evidence of a gigantic release of sulfur from the mantle 
Kaiho, K; Kajiwara, Y; Nakano, T; Miura, Y; et al 
2001 
Yes 
Geology
ISSN: 0091-7613 
Geological Society of America 
29 
9 (Sep 2001) 
815 
WOS:000170863000014 
  Our studies in southern China have revealed a remarkable sulfur and strontium isotope excursion at the end of the Permian, along with acoincident concentration of impactmetamorphosed grains and kaolinite and a significant decrease in manganese, phosphorous, calcium, and microfissils (foraminifera). 
Geological time; Sulfur; Isotopes; Extinction; Earth