Recognition of Meteoritic Impact by Fission Track Dating Technique
Abstract
Fission track dating (FTD) is a relatively new dating technique. By this, interesting problems concerning rock dating, flight and fall of ‘mysterious’ glass objects-the tektites and meteorites can be studied and solved. This paper describes the general details of the FTD technique and the age determination work carried out on Libyan desert glass. Based on these studies a meteoritic impact, which caused the fusion of Nubian sand or sandstone and resulted in the formation of Libyan desert glass 28.36 m.y. ago, has been recognized.
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