Loss of radiogenic argon from shocked granitic clasts in suevite deposits from the Ries Crater

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Argon, Craters, Granite, Meteorites, Argon Isotopes, Ejecta, Radioactive Age Determination

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Five granite clasts from the Otting and Aumuehle quarries in the suevite ejecta deposits from the Ries Crater, Germany, were characterized with respect to modal composition, the degree of shock, and the loss of radiogenic Ar. The results were used to estimate the relative fractions of total crater volume, which were characterized by undisturbed K-Ar ages, partly reset ages, and essentially complete gas loss. The results suggest that the loss of Ar form the Ries suevite samples occurred in a 'hot' post-impact ejecta layer. It was estimated that less than 50 percent of the material composing the hot Ries ejecta should show at least partially reset K-Ar ages; such materials compose no more than 5 percent of the total displaced crater volume.

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