Feather features: A low-shock-pressure indicator in quartz

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Poelchau, M H ^a   Kenkmann, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORIENTATION; QUARTZ; SHOCK WAVE;

EID: 79551635068     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007803     Document Type: Article

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