Preservation of biological markers in clasts within impact melt breccias from the Haughton impact structure, Devon Island
The 39 +/- 2 Ma Haughton impact structure on Devon Island comprises a thick target succession of sedimentary rocks, mainly carbonates. The carbonates contain pre-impact organic matter, including fossil biological markers. Haughton is located in an area where no major thermal event has affected the s...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/46257/ |