Fragmentation and hydration of tektites and microtektites

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 333-341

  Glass, B P ^a   Muenow, D W ^b   Bohor, B F ^c   Meeker, G P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION; HYDRATION; PALAGONITIZATION; STREWN FIELD; TEKTITE;

EID: 0030866018     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01276.x     Document Type: Article

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