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Yin Yanhong et al. (2001): Microtektites from DSDP Site 573 in East Pacific
Leg/Site/Hole:
Related Expeditions:
DSDP 85
DSDP 85 573
Identifier:
ID:
2009-024629
Type:
georefid
Creator:
Name:
Yin Yanhong
Affiliation:
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao, China
Role:
author
Name:
Wan Tianfeng
Affiliation:
Chinese University of Geosciences, China
Role:
author
Name:
Sun Jiashi
Affiliation:
Role:
author
Identification:
Title:
Microtektites from DSDP Site 573 in East Pacific
Year:
2001
Source:
Haiyang Dizhi yu Disiji Dizhi = Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology
Publisher:
Science Press, Beijing, China
Volume:
21
Issue:
4
Pages:
37-42
Abstract:
During the study of samples of late Eocene to early Oligocene strata at DSDP Site 573, microtektites were discovered in the layer of metalliferous claystone around the boundary between the late Eocene and the early Oligocene. The microtektites were more abundant at the bottom of the metalliferous claystone with a hole depth of 525.00-526.00 m than in any other part of the hole. At most, 12 microtektite grains were found in a 5-gram sample. The microtektites are black in color, and spherical, ellipsoid or droplet-like in shape. They vary mainly from 0.063 mm to 0.3 mm in size. The chemical composition of these microtektite was researched by EPMA. Their chemical composition has a large range which may be caused by the variable chemical composition of the impact rock. The research shows that the microtektite-strewn field was formed by meteorite impact, and the strewn field's trend may indicate the direction of the impact.
Language:
Chinese
Genre:
Serial
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Coverage:
Geographic coordinates:
North:0.2955
West:-133.1835
East: -133.1834
South:0.2954
Keywords:
Petrology of meteorites and tektites; Cenozoic; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DSDP Site 573; East Pacific; Eocene; impacts; IPOD; Leg 85; lower Oligocene; meteorites; microtektites; Oligocene; Pacific Ocean; Paleogene; stratigraphic boundary; tektites; Tertiary; upper Eocene;
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