# Fudali 1969: Coesite from the Richat Dome, Mauritania: A Misidentification

> Robert F. Fudali, 1969. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the withdrawal of the coesite report that had been the main evidence for an…

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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.

**Eye of the Sahara and AtlantisSecondary source** Articledoi: **[10.1126/science.166.3902.228](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.166.3902.228)** Checked against the original0

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

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[The coesite reported from the Richat was a misidentification](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKS1CVQ4NT/the-coesite-reported-from-the-richat-was-a-misidentification)

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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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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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