Magnetic fines from the Kaali impact-site (Holocene, Estonia): Preliminary SEM investigation

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-120

  Marini, François ^a,b   Raukas, Anto ^c   Tiirmaa, Reet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Estonia; Holocene; Iron meteorite; Magnetic fines; Multiple impact

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC MINERAL; METEORITE;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SAAREMAA;

EID: 2542639571     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.38.107     Document Type: Article

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