Lithium in tektites and impact glasses: Implications for sources, histories and large impacts

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2137-2158

  Magna, T ^a,b   Deutsch, A ^a   Mezger, K ^a,c   Skala R ^d   Seitz, H M ^e   Mizera, J ^f   Randa Z ^f   Adolph, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^e GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; GLASS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LITHIUM; LITHOLOGY; MAFIC ROCK; MOLDAVITE; SUEVITE; TEKTITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 79952734598     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.01.032     Document Type: Article

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