The subject of this book is the shock synthesis of materials, with emphasis on the applications to meteorites and cosmochemistry. The high pressures and high temperatures that meteorites encounter produce unique chemical, mineralogical, and mechanical properties, which in turn can be used to elucidate their origins and history.

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1 Experimental Techniques for the Simulation of Shock Metamorphism: A Case Study on Calcite.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Experimental Techniques Used for the Simulation of Shock Metamorphism.- 1.3. Observations on Recovered Calcite Specimens.- 1.4. Discussion and Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 2 Shock Experiments on a Preheated Basaltic Eucrite.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Experiments.- 2.3. Results.- 2.4. Discussion.- 2.5. Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 3 Structural Evolution of Quartz and Feldspar Crystals and their Glasses by Shock Compression.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Structure of Diaplectic Glass.- 3.3. Structural Evolution of Silica and Feldspar Glasses by Shock Compression.- 3.4. Concluding Remarks.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 4 Shock Reactions of Carbon-Bearing Materials and Their Cosmochemical Significance.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Occurrence of Organic Matter and Shock Waves in Cosmic Space.- 4.3. Roles of Shock Waves in the Evolution of Volatiles Including Organic Materials.- 4.4. Experimental Approach to Shock Reactions of Organic Compounds and Its Implications for Cosmochemistry.- 4.5. Outlook: Toward Origin of Organic Compounds in Space.- Acknowlegdments.- References.- 5 Shock-Induced Phase Transitions in Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Experimental.- 5.3. Textures of Postshock Samples.- 5.4. X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Postshock Samples.- 5.5. Phase Transition of Graphite to Diamond or Diamond-Like Carbon.- 5.6. Phase Transition of Graphite to Carbyne.- 5.7. Phase Transition of Graphite to Concentric Shell Carbon.- 5.8. Conclusions.- References.- 6 Shock Wave Chemistry and Ultrafine Diamond from Explosives in China.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Shock-Wave Chemistry.- 6.3. Ultrafine Diamond from ExplosiveDetonation.- 6.4. Perspectives.- References.- 7 Redistribution of Radiogenic Lead in Plagioclase During Shock Metamorphism.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Experimental Program.- 7.3. Experimental Results.- 7.4. Shock Metamorphism and Incorporation of Radiogenic Lead.- 7.5. Lunar Plagioclase.- References.- 8 Terrestrial Acidification at the KIT Boundary.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. Sr Isotopes Across the KTB.- 8.3. Weathering Reactions as a Source of Sr.- 8.4. Leaching of Base Cations from the KIT Boundary Layer.- 8.5. Discussion and Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 9 Impact Processes oflce in the Solar System.- 9.1. Solar System Ices.- 9.2. Low-Velocity-Impact Processes.- 9.3. High-Velocity-Impact of lee.- References.- Author Index.