Shock-metamorphosed and Shock-melted CaCO3-bearing Sandstones from the Haughton Impact Structure, Canada: Melting of Calcite at ~10-20 Gpa

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Calcite-bearing sandstones from the Haughton impact structure, Canada,
have been studied in order to better constrain the behaviour of calcite
during hypervelocity impact. This study reveals that calcite melts at
~10-20 GPa in porous sedimentary rocks.

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