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An evaluation of Deccan Traps eruption rates using geochronologic data
Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
Michael P. Eddy
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
C. Brenhin Keller
Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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Short summary
We compare two published U–Pb and 40Ar / 39Ar geochronologic datasets to produce eruption rate models for the Deccan Traps large igneous province. Applying the same approach to each dataset, the resulting models agree well, but the higher-precision U–Pb dataset results in a more detailed eruption model than the lower-precision 40Ar / 39Ar data. We explore sources of geologic uncertainty and reiterate the importance of systematic uncertainties in comparing U–Pb and 40Ar / 39Ar datasets.
We compare two published U–Pb and 40Ar / 39Ar geochronologic datasets to produce eruption rate...
