shocked quartz

collocation in English

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shocked
adjective
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/ʃɒkt/us
/ʃɑːkt/
surprised or upset because something unexpected and usually unpleasant ...
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quartz
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkwɔːts/us
/ˈkwɔːrts/
a hard, transparent mineral substance, used in making electronic equipment and accurate watches ...
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(Definition ofshockedandquartzfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Evidence for an impact origin includes the presence of shatter cones andshockedquartzin outcrops of deformed sandstone at the center of the site.
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As of 2011 there were still no reports of definite evidence, such as shatter cones orshockedquartz.
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The impact origin is attested by the presence of impact breccias, quartzite shatter cones andshockedquartz.
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The impactite featured a form ofshockedquartzknown as coesite, and is thus clearly the product of an impact event.
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This interpretation is supported by the presence ofshockedquartzand biotite.
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Their evidence included greenish-brown clay with surplus iridium containingshockedquartzgrains and small weathered glass beads that looked to be tektites.
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Subsequent research revealed definitive evidence for this hypothesis, including the presence of shatter cones andshockedquartz.
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Evidence for the impact origin of the crater includesshockedquartz, a gravity anomaly, and tektites in surrounding areas.
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Evidence supporting an impact origin includes the geological structure of the crater, and the discovery ofshockedquartz.
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Of these features, the planar deformation features, known asshockedquartz, are considered uniquely diagnostic of shock metamorphism that was the result of an extraterretrial impact.
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Scientists identified the impact formation through analysis ofshockedquartzgrains from the area after a circular anomaly appeared in seismic tomography studies of the region.
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The impact site contains megabreccia of gigantic displaced blocks, together with several attributes familiar from other impact sites:shockedquartz, elevated iridium levels, and spherical lapilli.
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