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Matter which is exposed to cosmic radiation undergoes characteristic changes in its chemical and isotopic composition. Such irradiated material can be found in many places on earth and belongs to either of two categories:
terrestrial matter bombarded by cosmic ray particles incident on the earth, and extraterrestrial matter bombarded in outer space and subsequently accreted by the earth.
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Lal, D., Peters, B. (1967). Cosmic Ray Produced Radioactivity on the Earth. In: Sitte, K. (eds) Kosmische Strahlung II / Cosmic Rays II. Handbuch der Physik / Encyclopedia of Physics, vol 9 / 46 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46079-1_7
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