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A Possible Origin of Tektites by Soil Fusion at Impact Sites

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SCHWARCZ, H. A Possible Origin of Tektites by Soil Fusion at Impact Sites. Nature 194, 8–10 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194008a0

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