The Popigay meteorite crater

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Meteorite Craters, Siberia, Breccia, Fans (Landforms), Geomorphology, Glass, Metamorphism (Geology), Meteoritic Damage, Minerals, Petrography

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Descriptions of general aspects of the morphology and structure of the Popigay crater, basic characteristics of deformations of the surrounding rock caused by the explosion of the meteorite, and the structure and composition of the breccias and impactites which fill the crater were given; descriptions are given of the impact-metamorphosed rocks and the related specific formations (fans of crumbling, diaplectic minerals and glasses, etc.); basic data are given on the physical properties and petrochemistry of the impactites.

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