The 3.26-3.24 Ga Barberton asteroid impact cluster: Tests of tectonic and magmatic consequences, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 241, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 11-20

  Glikson, Andrew ^a   Vickers, John ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Asteroid; Impact; Olistostrome; Pilbara

Indexed keywords

ASTEOROID IMPACT; ASTEROIDS; OLISTOSTROME;

CORRELATION METHODS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; METEORITES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

METEOR IMPACTS;

ARCHEAN; IMPACT STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PILBARA BLOCK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 29544451061     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.10.022     Document Type: Article

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