On 28 Apr, 2020 By rosenfel@chass....
  1. RASC I8.20091130;
  2. Brecciated cobble (grey suevite), Wanapitei Impact Structure (46°45'N, 80°45'W), 37.2±1.2Ma;
  3. Anonymous gift 2009 November 30;
  4. 7.2 x 10 x 3.8 cm;
  5. 90 gr;
  6. Hemisphere, porous, one polished face (matte);
  7. Off–white with grey flecks;
  8. Friable;
  9. Not previously published;
    1. PASSCEID www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/wanapitei.htm;
    2. Dressler, B.O. (1982). Geology of the Wanapitei Lake Area, District of Sudbury, Ontario. Geological Survey Report 213. Toronto: Ministry of Natural Resources, 80-87;
    3. Koeberl, C. (2009). Late Eocene Impact Craters and Impactoclastic Layers—An Overview. In C. Koeberl, & A. Montanari (Eds.), The Late Eocene Earth: Hothouse, Icehouse, and Impacts. Geological Society of America Special Paper 452 (pp. 17-26). Boulder Co.: Geological Society of America, 22-23

 

Inventory #: 
I8.20091130
Sort #: 
I0008
General Type: 
Impactite
Parent Body: 
Other
Type: 
Suevite
Origin: 
Sudbury
Weight: 
90.000 grams