The response of zircon to the extreme pressures and temperatures of a lightning strike

Abstract Hypervelocity impacts can produce features in zircon that are not normally produced by endogenic processes. However, lightning can also induce extreme pressure–temperature excursions, and its effect on zircon has not been studied. With the aim to recognise features that form in response to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gavin G. Kenny, Matthew A. Pasek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81043-8