PGE and REE geochemistry at the B-W boundary in the Carnic and Dolomitic Alps (Italy)

Four different sections from the Dolomite and Carnic Alps were analyzed at the Bellerophon-Werfen (B-W) boundary for platinum-group elements (PGE) and rare-earth elements (REE).
No geochemical markers useful to define the Permian-Triassic boundary and suggestive of any major discontinuity were found.
Observed PGE and REE abundances and distribution are the result of multiple diagenetic remobilization and weathering processes.