Geochemical evidence from the Sudbury structure for crustal redistribution by large bolide impacts

Nature

Volumn 429, Issue 6991, 2004, Pages 546-548

  Mungall, James E ^a   Ames, Doreen E ^b   Hanley, Jacob J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLTEN MATERIALS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SHOCK WAVES;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; VOLUMINOUS IMPACTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

PLATINUM;

BOLIDE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; IMPACT STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; MELTING;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SEDIMENT; VELOCITY; VOLCANO;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; SUDBURY STRUCTURE;

EID: 2942592009     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02577     Document Type: Article

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