Shock metamorphism of silicate glasses

X - Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Silicate Glasses

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a powerful technique capable of providing unique information about the structural chemistry of glasses. However, inappropriate procedures for the preparation of sample surfaces or the lack of reliable methods to overcome electrostatic charging effects during analysis of dielectric materials can cause spurious features to be introduced or intrinsic featu...

The Physics of Shock Waves and Experimental Shock Metamorphism: Dieter

Introduction: The cooperation between Dieter Stöffler and Ernst-Mach-Institut (EMI) [1-14] goes back to 1972 when first experiments were performed to shock single crystal feldspars by steel plates that were accelerated with an explosive plane wave generator [1,7]. The shock experiments initiated a series of studies that required versatile and reliable test methods for the generation of Hugoniot...

Shock Metamorphism of Martian Meteorites: New Data from Quantitative Shock

Introduction: The Martian origin of the group of SNCO’s comprising now 16 different meteorites is widely accepted [1]. The ejection of these meteorites from Mars requires an impact process which necessarily involves a certain level of shock metamorphism affecting the meteorites to get accelerated to Martian escape velocity. Previous studies [2 and ref. in 1] clearly showed that all 16 Martian m...

Stress-corrosion mechanisms in silicate glasses

The present review is intended to revisit the advances and debates in the comprehension of the mechanisms of subcritical crack propagation in silicate glasses almost a century after its initial developments. Glass has inspired the initial insights of Griffith into the origin of brittleness and the ensuing development of modern fracture mechanics. Yet, through the decades the real nature of the ...

Shock Metamorphism in Impact Melt Rocks