Experimental shock synthesis of diamonds in a graphite gneiss

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1299-1310

  Kenkmann, Thomas ^a   Hornemann, Ulrich ^b   Stöffler, Dieter ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GNEISS; IMPACT; SHOCK METAMORPHISM;

EID: 29244443402     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2005.tb00402.x     Document Type: Article

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