Suizhou Meteorite: Mineralogy and Shock Metamorphism

by Xiande Xie, Ming Chen, Qianfan Xie

This book introduces the unusual shock-related mineralogical features of the shocked Suizhou L6 (S5) meteorite. The olivine and pyroxene in Suizhou display a mosaic shock feature, while most of plagioclase grains have transformed to glassy maskelynite. A few of the shock-induced melt veins in the meteorite are the simplest, straightest and thinnest ones among all shock-vein-bearing meteorites, and contain the most abundant high-pressure mineral species...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662484773
• ISBN13: 9783662484777
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"