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An expedition in the Karakul area that successfully took place in June 2011, reported the presence of different types of rocks, including metamorphosed sediments, granite, and limestone. Shatter cones in metamorphosed sediments occur in the northern part of the peninsula.
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Bouley, S., Baratoux, D., Baratoux, L., Colas, F., Dauvergne, J., Losiak, A., et al. (2011). Karakul: a young complex impact crater in the Pamir, Tajikistan. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, abstract#P31A-1701.
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Komatsu, G., Coletta, A., Battagliere, M.L., Virelli, M. (2019). Karakul, Tajikistan. In: Flamini, E., Di Martino, M., Coletta, A. (eds) Encyclopedic Atlas of Terrestrial Impact Craters. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05451-9_38
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