Impactita
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thumb|An example of impactite on Earth (from Monturaqui impact crater, Chile) Impactite is rock created or modified by one or more impacts of a meteorite. Impactites are considered metamorphic rock, because their source materials were modified by the heat and pressure of the impact. On Earth, impactites consist primarily of modified terrestrial material, sometimes with pieces of the original meteorite.
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Impactita es una roca creada o modificada por uno o más impactos de un meteorito. Las impactitas se consideran rocas metamórficas porque sus materiales de origen fueron modificados por el calor y la presión del impacto. En la Tierra, las impactitas están formadas principalmente de material terrestre modificado, a veces con trozos del meteorito original.
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