From crystals to climate: 'Gold standard' timeline links flood basalts to climate change

(Princeton University) Princeton geologists used tiny zircon crystals found in volcanic ash to rewrite the timeline for the eruptions of the Columbia River flood basalts, a series of massive lava flows that coincided with an ancient global warming period 16 million years ago.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 19, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news