Coesite from Wabar Crater, near Al Hadida, Arabia
- 24 March 1961
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 133 (3456), 882-883
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3456.882
Abstract
The third natural occurrence of coesite, the high pressure polymorph of silica, is found at the Wabar meteorite crater, Arabia. The Wabar crater is about 300 feet in diameter and about 40 feet deep. It is the smallest of three craters where coesite has been found.Keywords
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