Cochise College Meteorite Impact References by Location
Cochise College Collected by Roger Weller
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*lat: 23 deg. 54 min. S, long: 68 deg. 18 min. W
*diameter: 0.46 km
*age: 1 mya
Europe
*Palme, H., Rammensee, W., and Reimold, U., 1980, The meteoritic component of impact melts from European impact craters (abstr.):Lunar Planet. Inst., Lunar Planet. Sci. XI, p. 845-851.
*Zebera, K., 1970, Geological effects of the comet fall on the territory of Central Euroope at the end of the Miocene: Mineralia Slovaca Roc., v.2, p. 172-175, Bratislava.
*lat: 63 deg. 10 min. N, long: 23 deg. 40 min. E
*diameter: 14 km
*age: less than 600 mya
*Dietz, R.S., and Mc Hone, J., 1974, Impact structures from ERTS imagery: Meteoritics, v.9, n.4, p. 329-333.
*Fregerslev, S., and Carstens, H., 1976, Fe-Ni metal in impact melts of Lake Lappajarvi, Finland: Contrib. Mineral. Petrol, v.55, p. 255-263.
*Gobel, E., Reimold, U., Baddenhausen, H., and Palme, H., 1980, The projectile of the Lappajarvi impact crater: Z. Naturforsch, v.35a, p. 197-203.
*Lehtinene, M., 1976, Lake Lappajarvi, a meteorite impact site in western Finland: Geol. Survey Finland Bull., v.282.
*Reimold, W.U., and Stoffler, D., 1979, Isotope, major and trace element chemistry of the Lappajarvi impact melt: Meteoritics, v.14, p. 526-528.
*Reimold, W.U., Stoffler, D., and Stockelmann, D., 1980, The mixing process of different target lithologies in the Lappajarvi impact melt (abstr.): Lunar Planet. Inst., Lunar Planetary Sci. IX, p. 917-919.
*lat: 61 deg. 23 min. N, long: 22 deg. 25 min. E
*diameter: 5 km
*age: 490 mya
*Papunen, H., 1969, Possible impact metamorphic textures in the erratics of the Lake Saaksjarvic area in southwestern Finland, v.41, p. 151-155.
*lat: 45 deg. 50 min. N, long: 0 deg. 56 min. E (or 0 deg. 50 min. E)
*diameter: 23 km
*age: 160 +/- 5 mya
*Grieve, R.A.F., and Robertson, P.B., 1979, The terrestrial cratering record: Icarus, v.38, p. 212-229.
*Horn, W., and El Gorsey, A., 1980, The Rochechouart crater in France-stoney and not an iron meteorite? (abstr.): Lunar Planet. Inst., Lunar Planet. Sci. XI, p. 468-470.
*Janssens, M-J., Hertogen, J., Takahashi, H., Anders, E., and Lambert, P., 1977, Rochechouart meteorite crater-identification of projectile: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.82, p. 750-758.
*Janssens, M-J., Hertogen, J., and Takahashi, H., 1977, Meteoritic material at 4 large impact craters (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.58, n.6, p. 424-425.
*Lambert, P., 1977, The Rouchechouart crater shock zoning study: Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett., v.35, p. 258-268.
*Lambert, P., 1977, Rouchechouart impact crater: Statistical geochemical investigations and meteoritic contamination: in- Impact and explosion cratering, D.J. Rodfdy, R.O. pepin, and R.B. Merrils, eds., Pergamon, Elmsford, p. 449-460.
*Lambert, P., 1977, The meteoritic contamination in the Rochechouart crater: statistical geochemical investigations: in- Planetary cratering mechanics-Proceedings os a Symposium, Flagstaff, Arizona, Sept 13-17, 1976.
*Palme, H., et al, 1978, Meteorite material at five large impact structures: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.42, p. 313-323.
*Reimold, W.U., Oskierski, W., and Huth, J., 1987, The pseudotachylite from Champagnae in the Rochechouart meteorite, France: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.92, p. E737-E748.
*lat: 48 deg. 53 min. N, long: 10 deg. 37 min. E
*diameter: 24 km
*age: 14.8 +/- 0.7 mya
*Beals, C.S., Innes, M.J.S., and Rottenberg, J.A., 1960, The search for fossil meteorite craters-II: Current Science, n.6, p. 250-261.
*Bucher, W.H., 1933, Volcanic explosions and overthrusts: Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 14th ann. meeting, p. 238-242.
*Bucher, W.H., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures caused from without or from within the earth?: ("Astroblemes" or "Geoblemes"?): Am. Jour. Sci., v.261, p. 597-649.
*Carter, N.L., 1965, Basal quartz deformation lamellae- a criterion for recognition of impactites: Am. Jour. Sci., v.263, p. 786-806.
*Carter, N.L., Meteorite impact and deformation of quartz: Science, v.160, p. 526-528.
*Chao, E.C.T., 1973, Geologic implications of the Apollo 14 Fra Mauro breccias and comparison with ejecta from the Ries crater, Germany: USGS Jour. Res., v.1, n.1, p. 1-18.
*Cohen, A.J., Bunch, T.E., and Reid, A.M., 1961, Coesite discoveries establish cryptovolcanics as fossil meteorite craters: Science, v.134, p. 1624-1625.
*Dehm, R., 1962, Das Nordlinger Ries und die Meteortheorie Mitt. Bayer. Staatssamel: Palaont. Hist. Geol., v.2, p. 69-87, Munchen.
*Dennis, J.G., 1971, Ries structure, southern Germany-a review: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.76, p. 5394-5406.
*Dietz, R.S., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures-a discussion: Am. Jour. Science, v.261, p. 650-664.
*El Gorsey, A. and Chao, E.C.T., 1976, Evidence of the impacting body of the Ries crater-the discovery of Fe-Cr-Ni veinlets below the crater bottom: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., v.31, p. 330-340.
*Englehardt, W. von, 1967, Chemical composition of Ries glass bombs: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta: v.31, p. 1677-1689.
*Englehardt, W. von, and Stoffler, D., 1968, Stages of shock metamorphism in the crystalline rocks of the Ries Basin, Germany: in- Shock metamorphism of natural materials, B.M. French and N.M. Short, eds., p. 159-168, Mono, Baltimore.
*Englehardt, W. von, Stoffler, D., and Schneider, W., 1969, Petrologische Untersuchungen im Ries, Das Ries: Geol. Bavarica, v.61, p. 229-295.
*Englehardt, W. von, and Graup, G., 1977, Stosswellenmetamorphose im Kristallin der Forschungsbohrung Nordlingen 1973: Geol. Bavarica, v.75, p. 255-271.
*Gentner, W., Lippolt, H.J., and Schaeffer, O.A., ms., 1962, Kalium-Argon Alter der Glaser des Nordlinger Rieses und der Bohmisch-Mahrischen Tectite: Heidelberg, Max Planck Institut fur Kernphysik, p. 1-9.
*Grieve, R.A.F., and Robertson, P.B., 1979, The terrestrial cratering record: Icarus, v.38, p. 212-229.
*Horz, F., 1965, Untersuchungen an Riesglasern: Beitr. Mineralogie u. Petrologie, v.11, p. 621-661.
*Horz, F., Gall, H., Huttner, R., and Obserbeck, V.R., 1977, Shallow drilling in the "Bunte Breccia" impact deposits, Ries crater, Germany: in- D.J. Roddy. R.O. Pepin, and R.B.. Merrill, eds., Impact and explosion cratering, Pergamon, New York, p. 425-448.
*Howard, K.A., and Wilshire, H.G., 1975, Flows of impact melt at lunar craters: Jour. Research USGS, v.3, n.2, p. 237-251.
*Janssens, M-J., Hertogen, J., and Takahashi, H., 1977, Meteoritic material at 4 large impact craters (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.58, n.6, p. 424-425.
*Larochelle, A., and Currie, K.L., 1967, Paleomagnetic study of igneous rocks from Manicouagan structure, Quebec: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.72, n.16, p. 4163-4169.
*Morgan, J.W., Janssens, M.-J., Hertogen, J., Gros, J., and Takahashi, H., 1970, Ries impact crater-search for meteoritic material: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.43, p. 803-815.
*Newson, H.E., Graup, G., Sewards, T., and Keil, K., 1987, Fluidization and hydrothermal alteration of the suevite deposit at the Ries crater, West Germany, and implications for Mars: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.91, p. E239-251.
*Ostertag, R., 1978, Continuous deposits of the Ries crater, Germany: Meteoritics, v.13, n.4, p. 594-595.
*Pohl, J., Stoffler, D., Gall, H., and Ernstson, K., 1977, The Ries impact crater: in- D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and Merrill, eds., Impact and explosion cratering, Pergamon, N.Y., p. 343-404.
*Ronca, L.B., 1966, Meteorite impact and volcanism: Icarus, v.5, p. 515-520.
*Rondot, J., 1971, Impactite of the Charlevoix structure, Quebec, Canada: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.76, n.23, p. 5414-5423.
*Schneider, W., 1971, Petrologische Untersuchunged der Bunter Breccia im Nordlinger Ries: N. Jb. Miner. Abh. 114, P. 136-180, Z. Stuttgart, Germany.
*Shoemaker, E.M., and Chao, E.C.T., 1961, New evidence for the impact origin of the Ries Basin, Bavaria, Germany: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.66, p. 3371-3378.
*Simonds, C.H., Warner, J.L., and Phinney, W.C., 1977, Effect of watering on cratering (abstr): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.58, n.6, p. 425.
*Stoffler, D., 1966, Zones of impact metamorphism in the crystalline rocks of the Nordlinger Ries crater: Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., v.12, p. 15-.
*Storzer, D., Gentner, W., and Steinbrunn, F., 1972, Stopfenheim-Kuppel, Ries Kessel and Steinheim Basin- a triplet cratering event: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., v.13, p. 76-78.
*Vand, V., 1962, Study of meteoritic craters Ries Kessel, Steinheim Basin, and their relation to tektites: Penn. State Univ., Mineral Indust. Bull., v.32, n.2, [p. 1-23.
Germany-Steinheim
*lat: 48 deg. 2 min. N (or 48 deg. 41 min. N), long: 10 deg. 4 min. E
*diameter: 2.4 km
*age: 14.8 +/- 0.7 mya
*Beals, C.S., Innes, M.J.S., and Rottenberg, J.A., 1960, The search for fossil meteteorite craters-II: Current Science, n.6, p. 250-261.
*Branca, W., and Fraas, E., 1905, Das kryptovolkanische Becken von Steinheim: Akad. der Wiss., Berlin, Abh. 1905, v.1, p.1
*Bucher, W.H., 1921, Cryptovolcanic structure in Ohio of the type of the Steinheim basin (abstr.): GSA Bull., v.32, p. 74-75.
*Bucher, W.H., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures caused from without or from within the earth?: ("Astroblemes" or "Geoblemes"?): Am. Jour. Sci., v.261, p. 597-649.
*Cohen, A.J., Bunch, T.E., and Reid, A.M., 1961, Coesite discoveries establish cryptovolcanics as fossil meteorite craters: Science, v.134, p. 1624-1625.
*Dietz, R.S., 1960, Meteorite impact suggested by shatter cones in rock: Science, v.131, n.3416, p. 1781-1784.
*Dietz, R.S., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures-a discussion: Am. Jour. Science, v.261, p. 650-664.
*Reiff, W., 1977, The Steinheim-an impact structure: in- Impact and explosion cratering, D.J. Roddy, R.O Pepin, and R.B. Merrill, eds., Pergamon, N.Y., p. 309-320.
*Roddy, D.J., 1968, Comet impact and formation of Flynn Creek and other craters with central peaks (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.49, n.1, p. 278.
*Rohleder, H.P.T, 1933, Steinheim basin and Pretoria salt pan, volcanic or meteoric origin: Geol. Mag. 1933, v.70, p.489.
*Storzer, D., Gentner, W., and Steinbrunn, F., 1972, Stopfenheim-Kuppel, Ries Kessel and Steinheim Basin- a triplet cratering event: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., v.13, p. 76-78.
*Vand, V., 1962, Study of meteoritic craters Ries Kessel, Steinheim Basin, and their relation to tektites: Penn. State Univ., Mineral Indust. Bull., v.32, n.2, [p. 1-23.