The effects of meteorite and comet impact on Earth are rock brecciation, the formation of
shock metamorphic features, rock melting, and the formation of impact structures, ie simple …

Igneous rocks are the primary building blocks of planetary crusts. Most igneous rocks
originate via decompression melting and/or wet melting of protolith lithologies within …

In this book metal deposits, in particular those of non-ferrous and precious metals, are
classified and analyzed in terms of their plate tectonic settings. This approach allows a …

The dimensions of large craters formed by impact are controlled to a large extent by gravity,
whereas the volume of impact melt created during the same event is essentially …

The origins of the Sudbury Structure and associated Igneous Complex have been
controversial. Most models call for a major impact event followed by impact‐induced …

It has been known for some time that the volume of impact melt (Vm) relative to that of the
transient cavity (Vtc) increases with the magnitude of the impact event. This paper …

Multi-ring impact basins have been found on the surfaces of almost all planetary bodies in
the Solar system with solid crusts. The details of their formation mechanism are still unclear …

Abstract The Sudbury structure, Ontario, is the remnant of a 1.85 Ga old impact crater, which
originally had a diameter of 200 to 250 km. The Sudbury Igneous Complex occurs within the …

Abstract Sudbury Igneous Complex sublayer ores from the Levack West, Falconbridge and
Strathcona mines were analyzed for their Re and Os concentrations and Os isotopic …

Like concentrations of economic resources, terrestrial impact structures are the result of
relatively rare geologic events. Economic resources occur in a number of terrestrial impact …