# Dietz 1969: Richat and Semsiyat Domes (Mauritania): Not Astroblemes

> Robert S. Dietz, Robert Fudali, William Cassidy, 1969. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the 1960s field and laboratory finding that…

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# Richat and Semsiyat Domes (Mauritania): Not Astroblemes

Robert S. Dietz, Robert Fudali, William Cassidy, 1969. _Geological Society of America Bulletin_ 80(7): 1367.

Field and laboratory study concluding that the Richat and Semsiyat domes are not meteorite impact structures.

**Eye of the Sahara and AtlantisSecondary source** Articledoi: **[10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[1367:RASDMN]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[1367:RASDMN]2.0.CO;2)** Checked against the original0

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Cited for the 1960s field and laboratory finding that the Richat is not an impact structure.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Field and laboratory study found the Richat and Semsiyat domes are not impact structures](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKS1TRHWVE/field-and-laboratory-study-found-the-richat-and-semsiyat)

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[Dietz, Fudali and Cassidy conclude the Richat is not an impact structure](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/events/EVT0DCKQVZPJAWA/dietz-fudali-and-cassidy-conclude-the-richat-is-not-an)

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[The Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara)

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## Cite it

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Dietz, R. S., Fudali, R., & Cassidy, W. (1969). Richat and Semsiyat Domes (Mauritania): Not Astroblemes. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 80(7), 1367. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[1367:RASDMN]2.0.CO;2
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