Microtektite Surface Sculpturing

Research Article| August 01, 1974 Microtektite Surface Sculpturing BILLY P. GLASS BILLY P. GLASS 1Geology Department, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information BILLY P. GLASS 1Geology Department, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1974) 85 (8): 1305–1314. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1974)85<1305:MSS>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation BILLY P. GLASS; Microtektite Surface Sculpturing. GSA Bulletin 1974;; 85 (8): 1305–1314. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1974)85<1305:MSS>2.0.CO;2 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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Microtektites recovered from deep-sea sediments have unique surface sculpturing. Many of the surface features (pits, U-shaped grooves, mounds) are similar to those observed on tektites from adjacent strewn fields. Some surface features are characteristic of microtektites from a given strewn field (for example, star-shaped pits on North American microtektites and U-shaped and V-shaped grooves on Ivory Coast microtektites). The surface sculpturing was apparently produced by solution prior to burial on the ocean floor. Some of the surface features (such as star-shaped pits, U-shaped grooves, and silica-rich protrusions) were apparently due to heterogeneities at the surface of the microtektites or in a stress shell and cannot be reproduced by etching interior surfaces. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.