Impact-induced frictional melting in ordinary chondrites: A mechanism for deformation, darkening, and vein formation

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1521-1531

  Van Der Bogert, C H ^a   Schultz, P H ^a   Spray, J G ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; DEFORMATION; IMPACT; MELTING; PETROLOGY; SHEAR ZONE; SHOCK METAMORPHISM;

EID: 0942299854     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2003.tb00255.x     Document Type: Article

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