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Isle of Skye Cretaceous-Paleocene Boundary Site Vandalized Meteorite hunters dig up 60 million-year-old site in Skye BBC News, 20 November 2018 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-46262827 Meteor strike site on Skye to be protected by security glass The Press and Journal, November 21, 2018 https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/inner-hebrides/1613765/meteor-strike-site-on-skye-to-be-protected-by-security-glass/ Original news article: 60 million-year-old meteorite impact found on Skye BBC News
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From the album: Invertebrates and plants(& misc.)
Debris, including micro glass "beads" from melted earth ejected into the air, from the KT boundary burn layer. Garfield county, Montana, Hell Creek formation. Late cretaceous (duh) *i added "misc." to this album because this didn't fit anywhere, and I thought it was really cool and should definitely be included somewhere. **There could even be vaporized dinosaur material as part of the glass and melted debris included. There definitely was plenty of it, but I guess realistically, unless it became evenly spread into the atmosphere and airborne debris, this is -
60-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Impact Ejecta Discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye
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Alien Minerals Discovered at Ancient Meteorite Strike Site in Scotland by Katherine Hignett, Newsweek, Dec. 15, 2017 http://www.newsweek.com/skye-meteorites-alien-mineral-749103 60-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Impact Zone Discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, Sci News, December 15, 2017 http://www.sci-news.com/geology/meteorite-impact-scotlands-isle-of-skye-05539.html “A team of geologists has found 60 million-year-old ejecta from a previously unknown meteorite impact on the Isle of Skye, northwest Scotland. This is the first recorded m- 1 reply
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Impact Origin of Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) ?
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Glass bits, charcoal hint at 56-million-year-old space rock Impact. Timing coincides with period of rapid warming perhaps sparked by comet, Thomas Summer, Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/glass-bits-charcoal-hint-56-million-year-old-space-rock-impact Schaller, M.F., and others, 2016, Distal impact ejecta at Paleocene-Eocene boundary sections on the Atlantic Margin. Geological Society of America annual meeting, Denver, September 27, 2016. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 48, No. 7. https://gsa.conf-
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