Impact-generated carbonate accretionary lapilli in the Late Devonian Alamo Breccia

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 356, Issue , 2002, Pages 489-504

  Warme, John E ^a   Morgan, Matthew ^a   Kuehner, Hans Christian ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Langlands House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; DEWATERING; IRON OXIDES; LIME; SILICATES; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

ACCRETIONARY LAPILLI; CARBONATE FORMATIONS; CEMENTATION PROCESS; FINE GRAINED; IMPACT PRESSURES; LATE DEVONIAN; SAND-SIZED PARTICLES; SHOCKED QUARTZ;

ROCKS;

BRECCIA; CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; DEBRIS FLOW; DEVONIAN; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; IRON OXIDE; QUARTZ;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871981367     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2356-6.489     Document Type: Article

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