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Evidence of shock-metamorphic effects in the Ergheo meteorite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

B. Baldanza
Affiliation:
Ist. di Mineralogia, Fac. di Scienze, Univ. di Perugia, Italy
G. R. Levi-Donati
Affiliation:
Ist. di Mineralogia, Fac. di Scienze, Univ. di Perugia, Italy

Summary

The Ergheo meteorite was inspected both by transmitted and reflected light in order to look for evidence of shock metamorphism by petrological observations. The stone is a well-recrystallized olivine-hypersthene chondrite that shows features of severe fracturing, prominent veining, and diffused cracking. The presence of several shock-transformed components is described in some detail. Ergheo is a meteorite that suffered particularly by shock in full agreement with Heymann's (1967) and Turner's (1968) statements.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2013

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