Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure
The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction is marked globally by elevated
concentrations of iridium, emplaced by a hypervelocity impact event 66 million years ago …
concentrations of iridium, emplaced by a hypervelocity impact event 66 million years ago …
A compendium of the best-preserved terrestrial hypervelocity impact crater in a basaltic terrain: The Lonar, India
As impact cratering is regarded as the most fundamental process in the modification of
planetary surfaces, it is crucial to investigate and identify terrestrial impact craters with …
planetary surfaces, it is crucial to investigate and identify terrestrial impact craters with …
Lonar Impact Crater, India: the Best-Preserved Terrestrial Hypervelocity Impact Crater in a Basaltic Terrain as a Potential Global Geopark
Abstract Lonar Impact Crater is a simple meteorite impact crater carved out on the~ 65 Ma
old Deccan tholeiitic flood basalts. The crater, though scoured in a basaltic terrain, is still …
old Deccan tholeiitic flood basalts. The crater, though scoured in a basaltic terrain, is still …
[HTML][HTML] Search for a meteoritic component within the impact melt rocks of the Chicxulub impact structure peak ring, Mexico
Constraining the degree of preservation of a meteoritic signature within an impact structure
provides vital insights in the complex pathways and processes that occur during and after an …
provides vital insights in the complex pathways and processes that occur during and after an …
Geochemical and geochronological evidence of meteorite impact excavating the Archean basement at Lonar Crater, Central India
The effect of meteorite impact on basement rocks remains widely debated at Lonar Crater,
Central India. We investigate an impact melt-bearing rock from the ejecta layer of Lonar to …
Central India. We investigate an impact melt-bearing rock from the ejecta layer of Lonar to …
Deep marine records of Deccan Trap volcanism before the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction
M Sinnesael, LME Percival… - Geological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Cretaceous− Paleogene boundary is marked by a large impact and coeval mass
extinction event that occurred 66 my ago. Contemporaneous emplacement of the volcanic …
extinction event that occurred 66 my ago. Contemporaneous emplacement of the volcanic …
Meteoritic component in impact breccias of the Jeokjung-Chogye structure, South Korea: Evidence from the HSE abundances and ReOs isotopic systematics
Geochemical compositions, including highly siderophile element (HSE) abundances and Re-
Os isotope compositions, of nine polymict impact breccias in two drill cores and three target …
Os isotope compositions, of nine polymict impact breccias in two drill cores and three target …
Identification of a meteoritic component using chromium isotopic composition of impact rocks from the Lonar impact structure, India
B Mougel, F Moynier, C Koeberl… - … & Planetary Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The existence of mass‐independent chromium isotope variability of nucleosynthetic origin in
meteorites and their components provides a means to investigate potential genetic …
meteorites and their components provides a means to investigate potential genetic …
The quest for an extraterrestrial component in Muong Nong-type and splash-form Australasian tektites from Laos using highly siderophile elements and Re-Os isotope …
L Ackerman, R Skála, Š Křížová, K Žák… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Extremely low and variable concentrations of osmium (Os) and other highly siderophile
elements (HSE) in most tektites make it challenging to establish direct links between these …
elements (HSE) in most tektites make it challenging to establish direct links between these …
[HTML][HTML] Precambrian impact structures and ejecta on earth: A review
Impact cratering is an important geological process on Earth. This review summarizes the
state of knowledge of the Precambrian (Hadean, Archean, and Proterozoic) impact record …
state of knowledge of the Precambrian (Hadean, Archean, and Proterozoic) impact record …