Properties of Impact-Related Pseudotachylite and Associated Shocked Zircon and Monazite in the Upper Levels of a Large Impact Basin: a Case Study From the Vredefort Impact Structure

The Vredefort impact structure in South Africa is deeply eroded to its lowermost levels. However, granophyre (impact melt) dykes in such structures preserve clasts of supracrustal rocks, transported down from the uppermost levels of the initial structure. Studying these clasts is the only way to und...

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Main Authors: Elizaveta Kovaleva, Roger Dixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/12/1053