Tektite glasses from Belize, Central America: Petrography, geochemistry, and search for a possible meteoritic component
Koeberl C, Glass BP, Schulz T, Wegner W, Giuli G, Cicconi MR, Trapananti A, Stabile P, Cestelli-Guidi M, Park J, Herzog GF, Caffee MW (2022)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2022
Journal
Book Volume: 325
Pages Range: 232-257
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.02.021
Abstract
The presence of tektite-like glasses from a geographically restricted area in Belize (Central America) has been known for several decades. We comprehensively studied 18 such Belize glasses by a variety of petrographic and geochemical methods, including major and trace element analysis, radiogenic isotopic composition (Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, and Re-Os), water content, oxidation state, and cosmogenic radionuclides. The aims were to determine their compositional variation, their mode of formation and possible source rocks, and their relation to known tektites, and to search for evidence of an extraterrestrial component.
Involved external institutions
University of Delaware (UDEL)
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Universität Wien / University of Vienna
Austria (AT)
Università degli Studi di Camerino (Unicam)
Italy (IT)
National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
Italy (IT)
City University of New York CUNY
United States (USA) (US)
The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers)
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Purdue-University
United States (USA) (US)
United States (USA) (US)
Universität Wien / University of Vienna
Austria (AT)
Università degli Studi di Camerino (Unicam)
Italy (IT)
National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
Italy (IT)
City University of New York CUNY
United States (USA) (US)
The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers)
United States (USA) (US)
Purdue-University
United States (USA) (US)
How to cite
APA:
Koeberl, C., Glass, B.P., Schulz, T., Wegner, W., Giuli, G., Cicconi, M.R.,... Caffee, M.W. (2022). Tektite glasses from Belize, Central America: Petrography, geochemistry, and search for a possible meteoritic component. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 325, 232-257. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2022.02.021
MLA:
Koeberl, Christian, et al. "Tektite glasses from Belize, Central America: Petrography, geochemistry, and search for a possible meteoritic component." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 325 (2022): 232-257.
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