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Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V
Author(s)
Gordon R. Osinski;
Gordon R. Osinski
Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, Departments of Earth Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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David A. Kring
David A. Kring
Center for Lunar Science and Exploration, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, USA, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lunar Science Institute, and NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute
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Geological Society of America

Volume
518
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© 2015 Geological Society of America
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ISBN print:
9780813725185
Publication date:
October 01, 2015
Book Chapter
Microscopic effects of shock metamorphism in zircons from the Haughton impact structure, Canada
Author(s)
A.C. Singleton
Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration/Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada
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A.C. Singleton
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G.R. Osinski
Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration/Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada
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G.R. Osinski
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S.R. Shieh
Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration/Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada
S.R. Shieh
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Published:October 01, 2015
The shock metamorphism of rocks and minerals is an important consequence of hypervelocity impact events. Much remains to be understood regarding effects in accessory geochronology minerals, such as the effect of very high shock conditions on zircon (ZrSiO4). This study explores the effects of shock metamorphism on zircon in crystalline, quartzofeldspathic basement rocks from the ~23–39-m.y.-old, 23-km-diameter Haughton impact structure on Devon Island, Arctic Canada. This is a valuable location for this study because the structure is very well preserved and contains materials covering a wide range of shock levels. A petrographic survey of 255 zircon grains revealed...
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