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The Mjølnir Impact Event and its Consequences

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The impact origin of the Mjølnir structure has been confirmed by detailed studies of lithologies from two shallow boreholes; one close to the crater center (7329/03-U-01) and one 30 km NE from the crater periphery (7430/10-U-01) (Fig. 1.7). The boreholes revealed brecciated sediments containing shocked quartz grains. In 7430/10-U-01 a prominent ejecta layer with strong iridium enrichment has been recovered (Dypvik et al. 1996; Dypvik and Ferrell 1998; Dypvik and Attrep 1999; Sandbakken 2002) (see Figs. 6.2 and 6.3). In this chapter the Mjølnir core (7329/03-U-01) will be presented, whereas core 7430/10-U-01 is presented in Chap. 6

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  1. Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, NO-0316, Oslo, Norway

    Henning Dypvik

  2. Geological Survey of Norway, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Morten Smelror

  3. SINTEF Petroleum Research, Trondheim, Norway

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  4. Department of Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering, NTNU, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Atle Mørk

  5. Physics of Geological Processes, University of Oslo, NO-0316, Oslo, Norway

    Stephanie C. Werner & Trond H. Torsvik

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Dypvik, H., Smelror, M., Mørk, A., Werner, S.C., Torsvik, T.H. (2010). Impact Cratering and Post-impact Sedimentation. In: Tsikalas, F., Dypvik, H., Smelror, M. (eds) The Mjølnir Impact Event and its Consequences. Impact Studies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88260-2_5

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