[meteorite-list] Meteor crater impact site : Greenland

From: Göran Axelsson <axelsson_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:11:25 +0200
Message-ID: <4FF95CCD.2070705_at_acc.umu.se>

sbdeboer skrev 2012-07-07 21:58:
> As with the famed Nickel Belt around Sudbury, Ont. - the world's only other
> known location in which nickel-rich rock is associated with a major
> extraterrestrial impact - confirmation of the Greenland crater means the
> valuable metal was likely melted, concentrated and forced to the surface by
> the ancient meteorite strike, potentially forming huge and easy-to-extract
> deposits.

The only other known location? How about Gallejaur in Sweden? Centrum
lies 30 km from the old nickel mine Lainejaur, mined in the 1940-1950.
It is currently under investigation for new nickel deposits by a new
company that have drilled in the area.

About the Gallejaur structure : http://www.georange.se/upl/files/37256.pdf
Possibly a 50-60 km crater diameter, placing Lainejaur right at the edge
of the crater.
Lainejaur mine : http://www.mindat.org/loc-10619.html

/G?ran
Received on Sun 08 Jul 2012 06:11:25 AM PDT