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Meteorite Impact References by Topic

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Meteorite Impact References-by Topic
-Si through Z

 

Stishovite 

*Ahrens, T.J., and Rosenberg, J.T., 1966, Shock compression and adiabatic release of polycrystalline quartz and plagioclase (abstr): EOS (Trans AGU), v. 47, n. 3, p. 493.

*Chao, E.C.T., Fahey, J.J., Littler, J., and Milton, D.J., 1962, Stishovite, SiO2, a very high pressure new mineral from Meteor Crater, Arizona:  Jour. Geophys. Res., v. 67, p. 419-421.

*Dietz, R.S., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures- a discussion: Am. Jour. of Sci., v. 261, p. 650-664.

*Grieve, R.A.F., and Robertson, P.B., 1979, The Terrestrial cratering record:  Icarus, v. 38, p. 212-229.

*Liu, J.G., 1974, Disproportionation of kyanite to corundum plus stishovite at high pressure and temperature:  Earth Planet, Sci. Letter, v. 24, p. 224-228.

*Millman, P.M., 1971, The space scars of Earth:  Nature, v. 232, p. 161-164.

 

Subradial Faults 

*Bentley, R.D., Neathery, T.L., and Lines, G.C., 1990, A probable impact - type structure near Wetumpka, Alabama, (abstr):  EOS (Trans. AGU), v. 51, n. 4, p. 342.

*Cohen, A.J., Bunch, T.E., and Reid, A.M., 1961, Coesite discoveries establish cryptovolcanics as fosail meteorite craters:  Science, v. 134, p. 1624-1625.

*Dietz, R.S., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures- a discussion:  Am. Jour. of Science, v. 261, p. 650-664.

*Mc Dougall, D.J., 1970, Natural thermoluminescence of calcareous rocks from the Charlevoix (Mabraie) structure:  Meteoritics, v. 5, n. 2, p. 75-83.

*Mc Dowell, R.C., 1986, The Geology of Kentucky - A Text to Accompany the Geologic Map of Kentucky: USGS Prof. Paper 1151-H, p. H1-H76.

*Melosh, J.J., 1976, On the origin of fractures radial to lunar basins:  Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 7th, p. 2967-2982.

*Wilshire, H.G., and Howard, K.A., 1968, Structural pattern in central uplifts of cryptoexplosion structures as typified by Sierra Madre:  Science, v. 162, p. 258-261.

 

Suevite 

*Bucher, W.H., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures caused from without or from within the earth? ("Astroblemes" or Geoblemes"):  Am. Jour. Sci., v. 261, p. 597-649.

*Currie, K.L., and Shafiqullah, M., 1968, Geochemistry of some large Canadian craters:  Nature, v. 218, p. 457-459.

*Dietz, R.S., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures- a discussion:  Am. Jour. of Science, v. 261, p. 650-664.

*Grieve, R.A.F., 1978, The petro-chemistry of the melt rocks at Brent Crater and their implications for the conditions of impact:  Meteoritics, v. 13, n.4, p. 484-487.

*Hartung, J.B., Dence, M.R., and Adams, J.A.S., 1971, Potassium-argon dating of shock-metamorphosed rocks from the Brent impact Crater, Ontario, Canada:  Jour. of Geophys. Res., v. 76, n. 23, p. 5437-5448.

*Howard, K.A., and Wilson, H.G., 1975, Flows of impact melt at lunar craters:  Jour. Research USGS, v. 3, n. 2, (Mar-Apr 1975), p. 237-251.

*Larochelle, A., and Currie, K.L., 1967, Paleomagnetic study of igneous rocks from Manicouagan Structure, Quebec:  Jour. of Geophys. Research, v. 72, n. 16, p. 4163-4169.

*Newsom, H.E., Graup, G., Sewards, T., and Keil, K., 1987, Fluidization and hydrothermal alteration of the suevite deposit at the Ries Crater, West Germany, and implications for Mars:  Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 91, p. E239-E251.

*Palme, H., Grieve, R.A.F., and Wolfe, R., 1981, Identification of the projectile at the Brent Crater and further considerations of projectile types at Terrestrial craters:  Geochim, Cosmochim. Acta, v. 45, p. 2417-2424.

*Ronca, L.B., 1966, Meteoritic impact and volcanism:  Icarus, v. 5, p. 515-520.

*Rondot, J., 1971, Impactite of the Charlevoix structure, Quebec, Canada:  Jour. of Geophys, Research, v. 76, n. 23, p. 5414-5423.

*Rondot, J., 1971, Les Breches, D'Impact De Charlevoiz:  Meteoritics, v.6, n. 4, p. 307-308.

*Roy, D.W., 1968, Refraction of a shock wave passing through a crossfolded crystalline basement:  Meteoritics, v. 4, n. 4, p. 292-293.

 

Tektites 

*Baldwin, R.B., 1972, Comments on paper by Dean R. Chapman, "Australasian Tektite geographic pattern, crater, and ray of origin, and theory of tektite events":  Jour. Geophys. Research, v. 77, n. 14, p. 2616-2617.

*Becker, V.J., 1970, Halogens and uranium content of tektites (abstr):  EOS (Trans AGU), v. 51, n. 4, p. 342.

*Bentley, R.D., Neathery, T.L, and Lines, G.C., 1970, A probable impact-type structure near Wetumpka, Alabama (abstr.):  EOS (Trans AGU), v. 51, n. 4, p. 342.

*Blum, J.D., et al, 1992, Nd and Sr isotopic study of Australasian tektites: new constraints on the provenance and age of target materials:  Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v. 56, p. 483-492.

*Bohor, B.F., and Betterton, W.J., 1991, K/T spherules and altered microtektites (abstr): Meteoritics: in-Abstracts of the 54th meeting of the Meteoritical Society, v. 26, n. 4, Dec. 1991, p. 320-321.

*Bottomley, R.J., York D., and Grieve, R.A.F., 1979, Possible source craters for the North American tektites - a geochronological investigation (abstr.): EOS, v. 60, p. 309.

*Chalmers, R.O., et al, 1979, Australasian microtektites and the stratigraphic age of australites:  discussion and reply:  Geol. Soc. Bull., 90: 508-510, May 1979.

*Chapman, D.R., 1972, Reply to comments on paper by Dean Chapmen, "Australasian Tektite geographic pattern, crater and ray of origin, and theory of tektite events:  Jour. Geohphys. Res., v.77, p. 2618-2619.

*Dietz, R.S., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures: a discussion:  Amer. Jour of Science, v. 261, p. 650-664.

*Fleischer, R.L., Price, P.B., and Walker, R.M., 1965, On the simultaneous origin of tektites and other natural glasses: Geochim, et  Cosmochim, Acta, v. 29, p. 161-166.

*Gentner, W., Lippolt, H.J., and Schaefrer, O.A., 1962, Kalium-argon Alter der Glases des Nordlinger Rieses und bohmisch-mabrischen tectite:  Heidelberg, Max Planck Institut fur Kernphysik, p. 1-9.

*Glass, B.P., and Burns, C.A., 1988, Microkrystites:  A new term for impact-produced glassy spherules containing primary crystallites:  Houston, Texas, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 18th, Proceedings, p. 455-458.

*Glass, B.P., 1970, Comparison of the chemical variation in flanged australites with chemical variation among "normal" Australasian microtektites:  Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 9, p. 240-246.

*Glass, B.P., 1974, Microtektite surface sculpturing:  GSA Bull., v.85, p. 1305-1314.

*Glass, B.P., 1979, Zhamanshin crater, a possible source of Australasian tektites? : Geology 7,: 351-3, July 1979.

*Izett, G.A., 1991, Tektites in Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary rocks of Haiti and their bearing on the Alvarez impact extinction hypothesis:  Jour. of Geophys. Res. E., Planets, v. 96, n. 4, Nov. 25, 1991, p. 20,879-20,905.

*Izett, G.A., et al, 1990, Tektites in Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary rocks on Haiti:  USGS Open File Report 90-635, p. 1-31.

*Koeberl, C. 1992, Geochemistry and origin of Muong Nong type tektites:  Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v. 56, p. 1033-1064.

*Koeberl, C., 1986, Geochemistry of tektites and impact glasses:  Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, v. 14, p. 323-350.

*Lowman, R.D., Jr., 1962, The relation of tektites to lunar igneous activity (abstr.):  Jour. Geophys. Research, v. 67, n. 4, p. 1646.

*Margolis, S.V., Claeys, P., and Kyte, F.T., 1991, Microtektites, microkrystites, and spinels from a late Pliocene asteroid impact in the southern ocean:  Science, v. 251, p. 1594-1597.

*Margolis, S.V., Barnes, V., Cloud, P., and Fisher, R.V., 1971, Surface micrography of lunar fines compared with tektites and terrestrial volcanic analogues:  Houston, Texas, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2nd, Proceedings, p. 909-921.

*Pal, D.K., Tuniz, C., Moniot, R.K., Kruse, T.H., and Herzog, G.F., 1982, Beryllium-10 in Australasian tektites:  Evidence for a sedimentary precursor:  Science, v. 218, p. 787-789.

*Palme, H. Grieve, R.A.F., and Wolf, R., 1981, Identification of the projectile at the Brent crater and further considerations of projectile type at terrestrial craters:  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, v. 45, p. 2417-2424.

*Raisbeck, G.M., Yiou, F., Zhou, S.Z. and Koeberl, C., 1988, 10-Be in irghizite tektites and zhamanshinite impact glasses:  Chemical Geology, v. 70, p. 120.

*Vand, V., 1962, Study of meteoritic craters, Ries Kessel, Steinheim Basin, and their relation to tektites:  The Pennsylvania State Univ., Mineral Industries Bull., v. 32, n. 2, (preprint), p. 1-23.

*Walter, L.S., 1967, Tektite compositional trends and experimental vapor fractionation of silicates:  Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v. 31, p. 2043-2063.