Frictional melting processes and the generation of shock veins in terrestrial impact structures: evidence from the Steen River impact structure, Alberta, Canada

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Erin L. Walton, Thomas G. Sharp, Jinping Hu

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.02.024

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