Pseudotachylite in impact structures - generation by friction melting and shock brecciation?: A review and discussion

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 247-265

  Reimold, W U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION MELTING; IMPACT STRUCTURE; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; SHOCK BRECCIATION;

EID: 0029475813     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-8252(95)00033-X     Document Type: Review

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