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Identification of Possible Impact Glass in Ocean Sediment from South Atlantic

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Abstract

Published studies showed micro-tektite level before the Matuyama-Brunhes transition as a glassy object formed by a meteorite impact. The Matuyama-Brunhes transition occurred 781 kyr ago and is the last long-term magnetic reversal.

The motivation of this study was to investigate the potential tektite deposition in ocean sediment from South Atlantic. This is a location where tektites have not yet been found.