Mineralogical and Chemical Investigations of the Amguid Crater (Algeria): Is there Evidence on an Impact Origin?

Mineralogical and chemical investigations were carried out on intra-craterial bedrocks (Lower Devonian sandstone) and regolithic residual soil deposits present around the Amguid structure, to discuss the hypothesis of its formation through a relatively recent (about 0.1 Ma) impact event. Observation...

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Main Authors: Gian Paolo Sighinolfi, Maurizio Barbieri, Daniele Brunelli, Romano Serra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/3/107