The Twannberg iron meteorite strewn field in the Swiss Jura mountains: insights for Quaternary environmental conditions

The Twannberg iron meteorite strewn field in the Swiss Jura mountains: insights for Quaternary environmental conditions

Abstract The ~ 10 km2 strewn field of the Twannberg type IIG iron meteorite is located in the Swiss Jura Mountains, 30 km northwest of Bern. The strewn field has been mapped by a group of citizen scientists since 2006, yielding more than 2000 meteorite fragments with a total mass of 152.7 kg until t...

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Main Authors: Beda A. Hofmann, Naki Akçar, Sönke Szidat, Pierre G. Valla, Marcus Christl, Christoph Vockenhuber, the Twannberg Search Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-08-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Geosciences
Subjects:
Twannberg iron meteorite
Swiss Jura mountains
Meteorite strewn field
Alpine glaciations
Paleo-glacial reconstruction
Geochronology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s00015-023-00442-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s00015-023-00442-3

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