[meteorite-list] New Meteorite Crater Discovered in New Mexico
From: Paul <bristolia_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:54:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <936528.50825.qm_at_web36205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> There is a paper, which is in press about the discovery of a new meteorite structure in New Mexico. It is: Fackelman, S. P. J. R. Morrow, C. Koeberl, T. H. McElvain, in press, Shatter cone and microscopic shock-alteration evidence for a post- Paleoproterozoic terrestrial impact structure near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 7 April 2008, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.033 ( http://dx.doi.org) The abstract reads in part: ?Field mapping, morphologic description, and petrographic analysis of recently discovered shatter cones within Paleoproterozoic crystalline rocks exposed over an area >5 km2, located ~8 km northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, give robust evidence of a previously unrecognized terrestrial impact structure. Herein, we provisionally name this the ?Santa Fe impact structure?. The shatter cones are composed of nested sub-conical, curviplanar, and flat joint surfaces bearing abundant curved and bifurcating striations that strongly resemble the multiply striated joint surfaces (MSJS) documented from shatter cones at Vredefort dome.? and ?The PFs and PDFs are dominated by a basal (0001) crystallographic orientation, which indicate a peak shock pressure of ~5?10 GPa that is consistent with shatter cone formation.? Yours, Paul H. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Received on Wed 16 Apr 2008 09:54:43 AM PDT |
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