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Carl Alwmark

Carl Alwmark

Senior lecturer

Carl Alwmark

Shocked Mesosiderites: Hidden in Plain Sight?

Author

  • Gabriel Zachén
  • Carl Alwmark
  • sanna Holm-Alwmark
  • Ludovic Ferrière

Summary, in English

Summary: Four mesosiderites were classified, and petrographic analyses were performed to look for indicators of shock. Of the four samples, Lamont and QUE 86900 were found to contain shock-related features, such as planar microstructures and quenched melts, respectively.

Department/s

  • Lithosphere and Biosphere Science

Publishing year

2022

Language

English

Document type

Conference paper: abstract

Topic

  • Geology

Keywords

  • Meteorites
  • Petrography
  • Mesosiderites
  • Shock metamorphism

Conference name

85th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society

Conference date

2022-08-14 - 2022-08-19

Conference place

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Status

Published