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Mineralogical and compositional features of rock fulgurites; a record of lightning effects on granit...

Mineralogical and compositional features of rock fulgurites; a record of lightning effects on granit...

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Mineralogical and compositional features of rock fulgurites; a record of lightning effects on granite

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Mineralogical and compositional features of rock fulgurites; a record of lightning effects on granite

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Washington: Mineralogical Society of America

Journal title

The American mineralogist, 2017-07, Vol.102 (7), p.1470-1481

Language

English

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Washington: Mineralogical Society of America

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Contents

Fulgurites are a naturally occurring glass formed when sand, rock, or soil is struck by atmospheric electrical discharges (lightning). The aim of this paper is to provide insights into the conditions occurring in rocks during the lightning strike. Rock fulgurites collected from Mt. Mottarone, Baveno (Piedmont, Italy) have been investigated to asses...

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Mineralogical and compositional features of rock fulgurites; a record of lightning effects on granite

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1935446929

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1935446929

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ISSN

0003-004X

E-ISSN

1945-3027

DOI

10.2138/am-2017-5971

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