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Selective Volatilization from Tektites

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THE possibility of selective volatilization of certain elements from tektites during the fusion process is of importance for the interpretation of their chemical composition. Lovering1 has pointed out that if tektites were formed by the impact of large meteorites, ultra-high temperatures must have prevailed over large areas of the site, thus permitting appreciable selective volatilization, and, further, that if significant volatilization has occurred, tektites could be derived from certain acid igneous differentiates but not from normal argillaceous sediments.

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GREENLAND, L., LOVERING, J. Selective Volatilization from Tektites. Nature 196, 1195–1196 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1961195a0

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