Photomicrograph in Plane-Polarized Light of Parallel Planar Fractures in Quartz Crystal (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Photomicrograph in Plane-Polarized Light of Parallel Planar Fractures in Quartz Crystal

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Photomicrograph in plane-polarized light of parallel planar fractures (upper left to lower right) in quartz crystal from an impact-breccia deposit ~20 km southeast of the center of the proposed crater.

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Image courtesy of Dayana Schonwalder Angel.

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