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(geology) A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.
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shatter cone
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shatter cone
Noun
(geology)
A
type
of
geologic
feature
consisting
of
a
branching
network
of
multiple
stacked
conical
or
spoon-shaped
striated
fractures
produced
by
high-intensity
shock
waves,
with
the
apex
of
the
cones
pointing
back
towards
the
point
of
origin
of
the
shock
waves;
only
known
to
be
produced
by
hypervelocity
meteorite
impacts
or
underground
nuclear
explosions.
Japanese Meaning
（地質学）高強度の衝撃波によって生じる、分岐状に広がった複数の円錐形またはスプーン形の溝状亀裂の集合体。これらの亀裂は、円錐の頂点が衝撃波の発生点を指しており、超高速隕石の衝突や地下核実験によってのみ形成されることが知られている。
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(geology)
A
type
of
geologic
feature
consisting
of
a
branching
network
of
multiple
stacked
conical
or
spoon-shaped
striated
fractures
produced
by
high-intensity
shock
waves,
with
the
apex
of
the
cones
pointing
back
towards
the
point
of
origin
of
the
shock
waves;
only
known
to
be
produced
by
hypervelocity
meteorite
impacts
or
underground
nuclear
explosions.
（ plural ）
