An Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of Archean Impact Spherules from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia

This thesis describes a systematic morphological study of minerals in feldspathic impact spherules from both Dales Gorge and Bee Gorge spherule layers in the Hamersley Basin of Pilbara Craton in Western Australia. The overarching goals are to advance interpretations on spherule formation processes....

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Main Author: Lim, Ching Ee
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89772
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description This thesis describes a systematic morphological study of minerals in feldspathic impact spherules from both Dales Gorge and Bee Gorge spherule layers in the Hamersley Basin of Pilbara Craton in Western Australia. The overarching goals are to advance interpretations on spherule formation processes. The research involves the characterisation of feldspathic spherules of the two impact horizons to propose a vapor plume model to identify where various spherule types may have formed. This includes the comparison of representative optical photomicrographs with their respective electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analytical results.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-897722025-01-15T04:13:34Z An Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of Archean Impact Spherules from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia Lim, Ching Ee This thesis describes a systematic morphological study of minerals in feldspathic impact spherules from both Dales Gorge and Bee Gorge spherule layers in the Hamersley Basin of Pilbara Craton in Western Australia. The overarching goals are to advance interpretations on spherule formation processes. The research involves the characterisation of feldspathic spherules of the two impact horizons to propose a vapor plume model to identify where various spherule types may have formed. This includes the comparison of representative optical photomicrographs with their respective electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analytical results. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89772 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Lim, Ching Ee
An Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of Archean Impact Spherules from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
title An Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of Archean Impact Spherules from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
title_full An Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of Archean Impact Spherules from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
title_fullStr An Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of Archean Impact Spherules from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
title_full_unstemmed An Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of Archean Impact Spherules from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
title_short An Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of Archean Impact Spherules from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
title_sort electron backscatter diffraction study of archean impact spherules from the pilbara craton, western australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89772