The main pulse of the Siberian Traps expanded in size and composition

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Augland, Lars Eivind, Ryabov, Viktor V., Vernikovsky, Valery A., Planke, Sverre, Polozov, Alexander, Callegaro, Sara, Jerram, Dougal Alexander, Svensen, Henrik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Norilsk; norilsk; Taimyr; Siberia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/76366; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-79429; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54023-2

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 geo...