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'Impactite' is an informal term describing a rock created or modified by the impact of a meteorite.^[1] The term encompasses shock-metamorphosed target rocks, melts (suevites)^[2] and mixtures of the two, as well as sedimentary rocks with significant impact-derived components (shocked mineral grains, tektites, anomalous geochemical signatures, etc.).

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Some localities

References

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Some localities

★ Nördlinger Ries crater

★ Rochechouart crater

★ Wabar impact site

★ Darwin Glass from Tasmania

References

1. Classification and nomenclature of impactites
2. http://www.impact-structures.com/breccia/suevite.htm

External links

★ impact structures.com