Shock Metamorphism of Minerals

Research Article| February 01, 2012 Shock Metamorphism of Minerals Falko Langenhorst; Falko Langenhorst 1Institut für Geowissenschaften, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaCarl-Zeiss-Promenade 10, D-07745 Jena, GermanyE-mail: falko.langenhorst@uni-jena.de Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Alex Deutsch Alex Deutsch 2Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterWilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, D-48149 Münster, GermanyE-mail: deutsca@uni-muenster.de Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Falko Langenhorst 1Institut für Geowissenschaften, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaCarl-Zeiss-Promenade 10, D-07745 Jena, GermanyE-mail: falko.langenhorst@uni-jena.de Alex Deutsch 2Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterWilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, D-48149 Münster, GermanyE-mail: deutsca@uni-muenster.de Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2012 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2012) 8 (1): 31–36. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.1.31 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Falko Langenhorst, Alex Deutsch; Shock Metamorphism of Minerals. Elements 2012;; 8 (1): 31–36. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.1.31 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract The hypervelocity impact of extraterrestrial objects causes unequivocal changes in the target due to extreme deformation rates, pressures up to hundreds of gigapascals, and postshock temperatures that may even vaporize silicates. This article introduces the basic principles of shock compression, as required to understand the formation and geological significance of shock-metamorphic effects in minerals. Special emphasis is placed on the formation of high-pressure phases such as stishovite and diamond as well as on the decomposition of carbonates. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.