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Coesite from the Richat Dome, Mauritania: A Misidentification

Robert F. Fudali, 1969. Science 166(3902): 228-230.

Re-examines the coesite, a high-pressure silica mineral, reported from the Richat in 1964 as a sign of impact, and finds it was misidentified.

MYS0DCKKMWKKKPC · mystery · click to copyMEye of the Sahara and AtlantisSecondary sourceArticledoi: 10.1126/science.166.3902.228Checked against the original0

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Cited for the withdrawal of the coesite report that had been the main evidence for an impact.

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Fudali, R. F. (1969). Coesite from the Richat Dome, Mauritania: A Misidentification. Science, 166(3902), 228-230. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.166.3902.228
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