Geoelectric evidence for centripetal resurge of impact melt and breccias over central uplift of Araguainha impact structure

Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-94

  Tong, C H ^a   Lana, C ^b   Marangoni, Y R ^c   Elis, V R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; GEOELECTRIC; GRAVITY DATA; IMPACT CRATERING; IMPACT MELT; IMPACT STRUCTURES; SURFACE CONSTRAINTS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TOMOGRAPHY;

ROCKS;

BRECCIA; CRATER; DEPOSITION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; IMPACT STRUCTURE; LITHOLOGY; MELT; TOMOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

ARAGUAINHA DOME; BRAZIL;

EID: 73849141686     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30459.1     Document Type: Article

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