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Shock Metamorphic Effects In Lunar And Terrestrial Plagioclase Feldspar Investigated By Optical Petrography And Micro-X-Ray Diffraction, Annemarie E. Pickersgill
Shock Metamorphic Effects In Lunar And Terrestrial Plagioclase Feldspar Investigated By Optical Petrography And Micro-X-Ray Diffraction, Annemarie E. Pickersgill
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Shock metamorphism, caused by hypervelocity impact, is a poorly understood process in feldspar. This thesis addresses: a) developing a quantitative scale of shock deformation in plagioclase feldspar; b) expanding the utility of plagioclase feldspar for determining shock level; and c) micro-X-ray diffraction as a technique with which to study shock in feldspar.
Andesine and labradorite from the Mistastin Lake impact structure, Labrador, Canada, and anorthite from Earth’s moon, returned during the Apollo program, show shock effects such as diaplectic glass. Planar deformation features are absent in plagioclase, but abundant in terrestrial quartz. A pseudomorphous zeolite phase (levyne-Ca) was identified as …