Collapse of large complex impact craters: Implications from the Araguainha impact structure, central Brazil

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-12

  Lana, Cristiano ^a   Romano, Rafael ^b   Reimold, Uwe ^c   Hippertt, Joao ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Araguainha; Central uplift; Complex crater; Crater collapse; Impact structure; Transient cavity

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL UPLIFT; COMPLEX CRATER; IMPACT CRATERS; IMPACT STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TRANSIENT CAVITY;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; DEFORMATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; UPLIFT;

ARAGUAINHA DOME; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 31344456240     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21952.1     Document Type: Article

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