Clast-size analysis of impact-generated pseudotachylite from Vredefort Dome, South Africa

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1419-1424

  Hisada, Eiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clast size analysis; Fractal; Pseudotachylite; Vredefort Dome

Indexed keywords

CLAST-SIZE ANALYSIS; CLAST-SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FRACTALS; IMPACT TESTING; PROBABILITY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CLAST; IMPACT STRUCTURE; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AFRICA; FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VREDEFORT DOME;

EID: 3042580331     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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