[meteorite-list] Australasian strewn field extended to Antarctica

[Paul]

Folco, L., P.
Rochette, N. Perchiazzi, M. D'Orazio, M.A. Laurenzi, and M. 
Tiepolo, 2008, Microtektites
from Victoria Land Transantarctic Mountains.
Geology. vol.36, no. 4, pp. 291-294.
 
They documented a
microtektite (microscopic impact glass particles) 
strewn field in the Victoria LandTransantarctic Mountains, Antarctica. 
They found "the physical and chemicalproperties define a coherent 
population with a geochemical affinity to Australasianmicrotektites 
and compatible Quaternary 40Ar-39Ar formation age." They argue  
"that
Transantarctic Mountain microtektites (TAMM) define the 
southern extension of theAustralasian strewn field."
 
http://www.gsajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1130%2FG24528A.1
 
Yours,
 
Paul H.







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