Earth's impact events through geologic time: a list of recommended ages for terrestrial impact structures and deposits

M Schmieder, DA Kring - Astrobiology, 2020 - liebertpub.com
This article presents a current (as of September 2019) list of recommended ages for proven
terrestrial impact structures (n= 200) and deposits (n= 46) sourced from the primary …

[HTML][HTML] The chondritic impactor origin of the Ni-rich component in Australasian tektites and microtektites

L Folco, P Rochette, M D'Orazio, M Masotta - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the Earth's crust, Ni is generally concentrated in mafic and ultramafic rocks and is coupled
with Mg in Mg-olivine, Mg-pyroxene and spinel. Whether the Ni-rich, and in general, the …

Australasian impact crater buried under the Bolaven volcanic field, Southern Laos

K Sieh, J Herrin, B Jicha… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The crater and proximal effects of the largest known young meteorite impact on Earth have
eluded discovery for nearly a century. We present 4 lines of evidence that the 0.79-Ma …

Micro–X-ray fluorescence (µXRF) analysis of proximal impactites: High-resolution element map**, digital image analysis, and quantifications

P Kaskes, T Déhais, SJ de Graaff, S Goderis, P Claeys - 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Quantitative insights into the geochemistry and petrology of proximal impactites are
fundamental to understand the complex processes that affected target lithologies during and …

[HTML][HTML] Metal isotope signatures from lava-seawater interaction during the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea

NJ Hawco, SC Yang, RK Foreman, CP Funkey… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea was associated with massive input of molten lava into the
coastal ocean, which altered seawater chemistry and increased phytoplankton production …

Quest for the Australasian impact crater: Failings of the candidate location at the Bolaven Plateau, Southern Laos

J Mizera - Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The quest for the parent impact structure for Australasian tektites (AAT) has remained
without solution for almost a century. The present paper doubts the plausibility of the recently …

Sr-Nd-Pb isotope systematics of Australasian tektites: Implications for the nature and composition of target materials and possible volatile loss of Pb

L Ackerman, K Žák, R Skála, J Rejšek, Š Křížová… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
The Australasian tektite (AAT) strewn field is the largest strewn field on the Earth with
about∼ 10–30% coverage, both land and ocean, but a clearly identified source impact …

Implications of K, Cu and Zn isotopes for the formation of tektites

Y Jiang, H Chen, B Fegley Jr, K Lodders, W Hsu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Tektites are mm to cm sized glassy objects generated through high-energy meteoroid
impacts on the surface of the Earth under high temperature and pressure, and reducing …

Isotopic evolution of planetary crusts by hypervelocity impacts evidenced by Fe in microtektites

SM Chernonozhkin, C González de Vega… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Fractionation effects related to evaporation and condensation had a major impact on the
current elemental and isotopic composition of the Solar System. Although isotopic …

Magnetic properties of Australasian tektites from South China

Q Pan, Z **ao, Y Wu, T Shi, Z Yin… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
South China, the northern part of the Australasian strewn field (AASF) of tektites and
microtektites is located at the uprange of the hypothesized source crater that is still …