Impact-induced shatter cones or percussion marks on quartzites of the Witwatersrand and Transvaal Supergroups?

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-308

  Reimold, W U ^a   Minnitt, R C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOULDER IMPACT; METEORITE IMPACT; PERCUSSION MARK; QUARTZITE; SHATTER CONE;

SOUTH AFRICA, ORANGE FREE STATE, VREDEFORD DOME;

EID: 0030424172     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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