Enigmatic tubular features in impact glass

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 471-474

  Sapers, H M ^a   Osinski, G R ^a   Banerjee, N R ^a   Preston, L J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; EARTH (PLANET); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METEOR IMPACTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISMS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IMPACT STRUCTURES; METEORITE IMPACT; ORGANIC MOLECULES; SEARCH FOR LIFE; TRACE FOSSILS;

GLASS;

EXOBIOLOGY; GLASS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IMPACT STRUCTURE; METEORITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; TRACE FOSSIL;

BAVARIA; GERMANY; RIES CRATER;

EID: 84902183283     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G35293.1     Document Type: Article

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