Kinked Biotite as a Stress Orientation Indicator in Chicxulub's Peak Ring
Abstract
Kinked biotites from granites of Chicxulub's peak ring prove to be an excellent indicator of shock wave orientaion. They are in good agreement with feather feature orientations, and as a structural marker infer folding within the granitic rocks.
- Publication:
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Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019LPICo2136.5067E