Back Strahlenkegel (Gestein) German Cono astillado Spanish Shatter cone French Fratture a cuneo Italian シャッターコーン Japanese 섀터콘 Korean Stożek zderzeniowy Polish Shatter cone SIMPLE Конус руйнування Ukrainian 破裂錐 Chinese
Shatter cones are rare geological features that are only known to form in the bedrock beneath meteorite impact craters or underground nuclear explosions. They are evidence that the rock has been subjected to a shock with pressures in the range of 2–30 GPa (290,000–4,350,000 psi).[1][2][3]
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- ^ Sagy, A.; Fineberg, J.; Reches, Z. (2004). "Shatter cones: Branched, rapid fractures formed by shock impact". Journal of Geophysical Research. 109 (B10): B10209. Bibcode:2004JGRB..10910209S. doi:10.1029/2004JB003016.
- ^ French, Bevan M. (2005). "Stalking the Wily Shatter Cone: A Critical Guide for Impact-Crater Hunters" (PDF). Impacts in the Field. 2 (Winter). Impact Field Studies Group: s 3–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.
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