Characterisation of ballen quartz and cristobalite in impact breccias: New observations and constraints on ballen formation

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 203-217

  Ferrière, Ludovic ^a   Koeberl, Christian ^a   Reimold, Wolf Uwe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cristobalite; Ballen quartz; Impact structure; Shock metamorphism; Silica;

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

CRISTOBALITES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMPACT STRUCTURES; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; RECRYSTALLISATION; SHOCK METAMORPHISM; SOLID-LIQUID TRANSITION; SOLID-SOLID TRANSITIONS;

QUARTZ;

BRECCIA; CRISTOBALITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; QUARTZ; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SHOCK METAMORPHISM; SUEVITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASHANTI; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAVARIA; BAY OF CAMPECHE; CHICXULUB CRATER; FRANCE; GERMANY; GHANA; GULF OF MEXICO; HAUTE VIENNE; LAKE BOSUMTWI; LIMOUSIN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; RIES CRATER; ROCHECHOUART CRATER; YUCATAN;

EID: 73449142261     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1898     Document Type: Article

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