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Meteorite Impact References/Links by Location
Canada-Part 2
last edited: 6/19/06 

Canada-Ontario-Holleford
(updated using Earthflash by R.Weller  6/17/06)
  long: 76 deg. 37 min. 51 sec. W      lat: 44 deg. 27 min. 31 sec. N

diameter: 1.6km  (measurement using Earthflash)

age:  550 +/- 100 my
references and links:

*Beals, C.S., Ferguson, G.M., and Landau, A., 1955, The Holleford crater in Ontario: Sky and Telescope, v.15, n.7, p.296.

*Beals, C.S., 1957, A probable meteorite crater of great age: Sky and Telescope, v.16, n.11, p. 526-528.

*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.

*Bunch, T.E., and Cohen, A.J., 1962, Precambrian coesite (abstr.): Jour. Geophys. Res., v.67, n.4, p. 1630-1631.

*Bunch, T.E., and Cohen, A.J., 1963, Coesite and shocked quartz from Holleford crater, Ontario, Canada: Science, v.142, p. 379-381.

*Dawson, K.R., 1961, The origin of the Holleford Crater breccia: Can. Miner., v.6, p. 634-.

*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.

*Dietz, R.S., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures- a discussion: Am. Jour. Sci., v.261, p. 650-664.
*Earth Impact Database-Holleford (photo and references)

*Innes, M.J.S., 1964, Recent advances in meteorite crater research at the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa, Canada: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 219-241.

*Mc Call, G.J.H., 1964, Are cryptovolcanic structures due to meteoritic impact?: Nature, v.201, n.4916, p. 251-254.

*Millman, P.M., 1971, The space scars of Earth: Nature, v.232, p. 161-164.

*Sky and Telescope, 1963, Two more ancient Canadian meteorite craters: Sky and Telescope, v.26, n.4, p. 198-199.
*O'Dale, Charles-Holleford Meteorite Crater
 

Canada-Ontario-Hudson Bay
 long: 80 deg. 2 min. W     lat: 57 deg.  40 min. N

diameter: 375 km

age: 600 mya to 1000 mya
references and links:

*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.
*Kranck, E.H., 1950, Geology of the east coast of Hudson Bay: Acta Geophysica, v.11, n.1, p.1.
 

Canada-Ontario-Skeleton Lake
(updated using Earthflash by R.Weller  6/17/06)
  long: 79 deg. 26 min. 38 sec. W      lat: 45 deg. 15 min. 26 sec. N

diameter: 3.5km  (measurement using Earthflash)

age:  450 +/- 50 my
 

Canada-Ontario-Slate Islands
(updated using Earthflash by R.Weller  6/17/06)
  long: 87 deg. 0 min. 10 sec. W      lat: 48 deg. 38 min. 49 sec. N

diameter: 30km

age:  450 my
references and links:
*Earth Impact Database-Slate Islands (photo and references)

*Grieve, R.A.F., and Robertson, P.B., 1979, The terrestrial cratering record: Icarus, v.38, p. 212-229.

*Halls, H.C., and Grieve, R.A.F., 1976, The Slate Islands- A probable complex meteorite impact structure in Lake Superior: Canad. Or. Earth Sci., v.13, p. 1301-1309.
*O'Dale, Charles-Slate Islands Meteorite Crater

*Sage, R.P., 1978, Diatremes and shock features in Precambrian rocks at the Slate Islands, northeastern Lake Superior: GSA Bull., v.89, p.1529-1540.
 

Canada-Ontario-Sudbury

 long: 81 deg. 11 min. W      lat: 46 deg. 36 min. N

diameter: 140 km

age: 1840 +/- 150 mya
references and links:

*Beales, F.W., and Lozej, G.P., 1975, Sudbury basin sediments and the meteorite impact theory: Canadian Jour. Earth Sci., v.12, p. 629-635.

*Carter, N.L., 1968, Meteorite impact and deformation of quartz: Science, v. 160, p. 526-528.

*Coleman, A.P., The Sudbury nickel field: Ontario Bur., Ann. Rept. 14, pt.3.

*Cooke, H., 1948, Regional structure of the Lake Huron-Sudbury area- Structural geology of Canadian ore deposits: Canadian Inst. Mining Metallurgy Symp., p. 580-596.

*Davidson, S., 1948, Falconbridge Mine- Structural geology of Canadian ore deposits: Canadian Inst. Mining Metallurgy Symp., p. 619-626.

*Dence, M.R., 1972, Meteorite impact craters and the Sudbury basin: in- J.V. Guy-Brat, ed., New Developments in Sudbury Geology: Geol. Assoc. Canada Spec. Paper, v.10, p. 7-18.

*Dietz, R.S., 1963, Cryptoexplosion structures- a discussion: Am. Jour. of Science, v. 261, p. 650-664.

*Dietz, R.S., 1964, Shatter cone orientation at Sudbury, Canada: Nature, v. 204, p. 280-281.

*Dietz, R.S., 1964, Sudbury structure as an astrobleme: Jour. of Geology, v. 72, n.4, p. 412-433.

*Dietz, R.S., and Mc Hone, J., 1974, Impact structures from ERTS imagery: Meteoritics, v.9, n.4, p. 329-333.

*Dutch, S.I., 1976, The Sudbury meteor impact structure- resolution of a problem in deformational chronology (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.57, n.4, p.275.
*Earth Impact Database- Sudbury (illustrations and references)

*Faggart, B.E., Basu, A.R., and Tatsumoto, M., 1985, Origin of the Sudbury Complex by meteoritic impact- Nd isotopic evidence (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.66, n.10, p. 116.

*Faggart, B.E., Basu, A.R., and Tatsumoto, M., 1985, Sm-Nd study of the Sudbury Complex, Ontario (abstr.): Abstracts with Prog-GSA, in- GSA, 98th ann. meeting, v.17, n.7, p.577.

*Fairbairn, H., and Robson, G., 1941, Breccia at Sudbury (Ontario): Ontario Dept. Mines, Ann. Rept., v.50, p. 18-31.

*Fairbairn, H., Hurley, P., and Pinson, W., 1960, Mineral and rock ages at Sudbury-Blind River, Ontario: Geol. Assoc. Canada Proc., v.12, p. 41-66.

*Fleet, M.E., 1979, Tectonic setting for Sudbury, Ontario-shatter cones: GSA Bull. 90, p.1177-82. (Dec.)

*French, B.M., 1968, Sudbury structure, Ontario: Some petrographic evidence for an origin by meteorite impact: in-*French, B.M., and Short, N.M., eds., Shock metamorphism of natural materials: Baltimore, Mono Book Corp., p. 383-412.

*French, B.M., 1970, Possible relations between meteorite impact and igneous petrogenesis, as indicated by the Sudbury structure, Ontario, Canada: Bull. Volcanol., v.34, p.466-517.

*Glikson, A,Y., 1976, Earliest Precambrian ultramafic-mafic volcanic rocks-ancient oceanic crust or relic terrestrial maria?: Geology, v.4, p. 201-205.

*Grieve, R.A.F., 1980, Impact bombardment and its role in proto-continental growth on the early earth: Precambrian Res., p. 217-247.

*Guy-Bray, J.V., 1971, Sudbury, the ores, the eruptions, and the meteorite impact theory (abstr.): Geol. Soc. Australia Spec. Pub. 3, p. 255.

*Guy-Bray, J.V., 1972, New developments in Sudbury geology: Geol. Assoc. Canada Spec. Paper 10.

*Hawley, J., 1962, The Sudbury ores and their origin: Canadian Mineralogist, v.7, pt.1, p.207.

*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.

*Krogh, T.E., Davis, D.W., and Corfu, F., 1984, Precise U-Pb zircon and baddelyite ages for the Sudbury structure: in- Pye, E.G., Naldrett, A.J., and Giblin, P.E., eds., The geology and ore deposits of the Sudbury structure: Ontario Geological Survey Special Volume 1, p. 431-445.

*Marchand, M., 1976, A geochemical and geochronologic investigation of meteorite impact melt at Mistastin Lake and Sudbury, Ontario: Ph.D. diss., Mc Masters Univ.

*Miller, A., and Innes, M., 1955, Gravity in the Sudbury Basin and vicinity: Dominion Observatory Pub., v.18, 43 p.
*Naldrett, A.J., 2003, From Impact to Riches: Evolution of Geological Understanding as Seen at Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: GSA Today 13, p. 4-9.
*O'Dale, Charles-Sudbury Meteorite Crater

*Onorato, P.I.K., Uhlmann, D.R., and Simonds, C.H., 1978, The thermal history of the Manicouagan impact melt sheet, Quebec: Jour. of Geophys. Res., v.83, n.136, p.2789-2798.

*Peredery, W.V., 1972, Chemistry of fluid glasses and melt bodies in the Onapping formation: in- J.V. Guy-Bray, ed., Recent Developments in Sudbury Geology: Geol. Assoc. Can. Special Paper 10, p.4 9-60.

*Phemister, T., 1956, The Copper Cliff rhyolite in Mc Kim Township district of Sudbury: Ontario Dept. Mines, 65th Ann. Report., p.91-116.

*Ronca, L.B., 1966, Meteoritic impact and volcanism: Icarus, v.5, p. 515-520.

*Rondat, J., 1971, Impactite of the Charlevoix structure, Quebec, Canada: Jour. of Geophys. Res., v.76, n.23, p.5414-5423.

*Speers, E., 1957, The age relation and origin of common Sudbury breccia: Jour. Geology, v.65, p. 497-514.

*Stevenson, J., 1960, Origin of quartzite at the base of the Whitewater series, Sudbury Basin, Ontario: Internat. Geol. Cong., 21st, Norden, pt.26, p. 32-41.

*Stevenson, J.S., 1963, The upper contact phase of the Sudbury micropegmatite: Canadian Mineralogist, v.7, n.3, p.413-419.

*Thomson, J., 1956, Geology of the Sudbury Basin: Ontario Dept. Mines, v.65, p. 1-56.

*Wichman, T.W., and Schultz, P.H., 1993, Floor-fractured crater models of the Sudbury structure, Canada-implications for initial crater size and crater modification: Meteoritics, v.28, p. 222-231.

*Williams, H., 1956, Glowing avalanche deposits of the Sudbury Basin,: Ontario Dept. Mines, v.65, p. 57-89.

*Yates, A., 1948, Properties of International Nickel Company of Canada-Structural geology of Canadian ore deposits: Canadian Inst. Mining Metallurgy, Symposium, p. 601-606.

*Zurbrigg, H., et al, 1957, The Frood-Stobie Mine and structural geology of Canadian ore deposits: Canadian Inst. Mining Metallurgy, v.2, p. 343.
 

Canada-Ontario-Wanapitei Lake
(updated using Earthflash by R.Weller  6/17/06)
  long: 80 deg. 44 min. 26 sec. W      lat: 46 deg. 43min. 35 sec. N

diameter: 18.8km  (measurement using Earthflash)

age:  37.2 +/- 1.2 my
references and links:

*Dence, M.R., and Popelar, J., 1972, Evidence for an impact origin for Lake Wanapitei, Ontario: in- New Developments in Sudbury Geology, J.V. Guy-Brasy, ed., Geol. Soc. Canada Spec. Paper Number 10, p. 117-124.

*Dietz, R.S., and Mc Hone, J., 1974, Impact structures from ERTS imagery: Meteoritics, v.9, n.4, p. 329-333.
*Earth Impact Database-Wanapitei Lake (photo and references)
*O'Dale, Charles-Wanapitei Meteorite Crater

*Quirke, T.T., 1962, Wanapitei Lake map area: Geol. Survey Can. Sum. Rep. 1921, Part D, p. 34-50.

*Winzer, S.R., Lum, R.K.L., and Schumann, 1976, Rb, Sr, and strontium isotopic composition, K/Ar age and large ion lithophile trace element abundances in rocks and glasses from Wanapitei Lake impact structure: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.40, p. 51-58.

*Wolf, R., Woodrow, A.B., and Grieve, R.A.F., 1980, Meteoritic material at four Canadian impact craters: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.44, p. 1015-1022.
 

Canada-Quebec-Charlevoix
(updated using Earthflash by R.Weller  6/17/06)
  long: 70 deg. 17 min. 42 sec. W      lat: 47 deg. 33min. 17 sec. N

diameter: 34.3km  (measurement using Earthflash)

age:  342 +/- 15 my
references and links:

*Currie, K.L., 1970, New Canadian cryptoexplosion crater at Lake St. Martin, Manitoba: Nature, v.226, p. 839-841.

*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.
*Earth Impact Database-Charlevoix (photos and references)

*Mc Dougal, D.J., 1970, Natural thermoluminescence of calcareous rocks from the Charlevoix (Mabaie) structure: Meteoritics, v.5, n.2, p. 75-83.
*O'Dale, Charles-Charlevoix Meteorite Crater

*Robertson, P.B., 1968, La Malbaie structure, Quebec, a Paleozoic meteorite impact site,: Meteoritics, v.4, p. 89-112.

*Robertson, P.B., 1975, Zones of shock metamorphism at the Charlevoix impact structure, Quebec: GSA Bull., v.86, p. 1630-1638.

*Rondot, J., 1968, Nouvel impact meteoritique fossile? La structure semi-circulaire de Charlevoix: Can. Jour. of Earth Sci., v.5, p. 1305-1317.

*Rondot, J., 1968, Excursion geologique- structure de Charlevoix: Contribution au Congres de The Meteoritical Society, Ministeres des Richesses naturelles du Quebec, Quebec, Canada.

*Rondot, J., 1968 (1969), Significance of the breccia dikes of the Charlevoix structure: Meteoritics, v.4, n.4, p. 291-292.

*Rondot, J., 1970, La structure de Charlevix comparee a d'autres impacts meteoritiques: Can. Jour. Earth Sci, v.7, p. 1194-1202.

*Rondot, J., 1971, Impactite of the Charlevoix structure, Quebec, Canada: Jour. Geophys Res., v.76, n.23, p. 5414-5423.

*Rondot, J., 1971, Les breches d'impact de Charlevix: Meteoritics, v.6, n.4, p. 307-308.

*Roy, D.W., and Ronald, J., 1970, Shatter cones at Charlevoix: Meteoritics, v.5, n.4, p. 219-220.

Canada-Quebec-Ungava or New Quebec or Chubb
(updated using Earthflash by R.Weller  6/17/06)
  long: 73 deg. 39 min. 33 sec. W      lat: 61 deg. 16 min. 35 sec. N

diameter: 3.4km  (measurement using Earthflash)

age:  1.4 my
references and links:

*Currie, K.L., 1964, On the origin of some "Recent" craters on the Canadian Shield: Meteoritics, v.2, n.2, p. 93-110.

*Currie, K.L., 1966, Geology of the New Quebec crater: Geol. Survey Canada Bull. 150.

*Currie, K.L., and Dence, M.R., 1963, Rock deformation in the rim of the New Quebec Crater, Canada: Nature, v.198, p. 80-.

*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.
*Earth Impact Database-New Quebec (photo and references)

*Harrison, J.M., 1954, Ungava (Chubb) Crater and glaciation: Jour. Roy. Astron. Soc. Canada, v.48, p. 16-.

*Innes, M.J.S., 1964, Recent advances in meteorite crater research at the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa, Canada: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 219-241.

*Meen, V.B., 1951, Chubb Crater, Ungava, Quebec: Jour. Astron. Soc. Can., v.44, p.199.

*Meen, V.B., 1957, Chubb Crater (Ungava)-a meteor crater: Jour. Royal Astron. Soc. Can., v.51, p.137

*Millman, P.M., 1956, A profile study of the New Quebec Crater: Pub. of the Dominion Observatory, v.18, n.4.

*Millman, P.M., 1971, The space scars of Earth: Nature, v.232, p. 161-164.

*Shoemaker, E.M., 1962, Geological reconnaissance of the New Quebec Crater: Astrogeologic Studies Semiannual progress report, Feb. 1961 to Aug. 1961.

*Smith, E.I., 1971, Determination of origin of small lunar and terrestrial craters by depth diameter ratio: Jour. of Geophys. Res., v.76, n.23, p. 5683-5689.
 

Canada-Quebec-Clearwater Lake, East
(updated using Earthflash by R.Weller  6/17/06)
  long: 74 deg. 6 min. 48 sec. W      lat: 56 deg. 3 min. 43 sec. N

diameter: 18.0km  (measurement using Earthflash)

age:  290 +/- 20 my
references and links:

*Beals, C.S., Innes, M.J.S., and Rottenberg, 1960, The search for fossil meteorite craters-II: Current Science, n.6, p. 250-261.

*Bostock, H.H., 1969, The Clearwater Complex, New Quebec: Bull. Geol. Survey Canada, v. 178.

*Carter, N.L., 1965, Basal quartz deformation lamellae-a criterion for recognition of impactites: Am. Jour. Sci., v.263, P. 786-806.

*Currie, K.L., 1964, On the origin of some "Recent" craters on the Canadian shield: Meteoritics, v.2, n.2, p. 93-110.

*Currie, K.L., and Shafiqullah, M., 1968, Geochemistry of some large Canadian craters: Nature, v.218, p. 457-459.

*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, no.3, p. 249-270.

*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.

*Dence, M.R., Innes, M.J.S., and Beals, 1965, On the probable meteorite origin of the Clearwater Lakes, Quebec: Jour. Royal Astron. Soc. Can., v.59, p. 13-22.

*Dietz, R.S., and Mc Hone, J., 1974, Impact structures from ERTS imagery: Meteoritics, v.9, n.4, p. 329-333.
*Earth Impact Database-West and East Clearwater Lakes (photos and references)
*Fleischer, R.L., Viertl, J.R.M., and Price, P.B., 1969, Age of Manicouagan and Clearwater Lakes craters: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.33, p. 523-527.

*Grieve, R.A.F., 1978, Meteorite component and impact melt composition at the Lac a l'Eau Claire (Clearwater) impact structures, Quebec: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.42, p. 429-431.

*Grieve, R.A.F., and Robertson, P.B., 1979, The terrestrial cratering record: Icarus, v.38, p. 212-229.

*Grieve, R.A.F., Palme, H., and Plant, A.G., 1980, Siderophile-rich particles in the melt rocks at East Clearwater impact structure, Quebec-their characteristics and relationship to the impacting body: Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 75, p. 178-189.

*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.

*Kranck, E.H., 1951, On the geology of the east coast of Hudson Bay and James Bay: Acta Geophysics, v.11, n.2, p. 1-71.

*Kranck, S.H., 1963, Clearwater Lake, New Quebec: Geol. Survey of Canada, Bull. 100.

*Mc Intyre, D.B., 1962, Impact metamorphism at Clearwater Lake, Quebec (abstr.): Jour. Geophys. Res., v. 67, n.4, p. 1647.
*O'Dale, Charles-Clearwater Lake East Meteorite Crater

*Palme, H. , and Grieve, R.A.F., 1978, The chemical composition of the impact melt at the Clearwater East impact structure, Quebec, Canada: Meteoritics, v. 13, n.4, p. 595-596.

*Palme, H., Janssens, M.J., Takahashi, H., Anders, E., and Hertogen, J., 1978, Meteoritic material at five large impact structures: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.42, p. 313-323.

*Palme, H., Gobel. E., and Grieve, R.A.F., 1979, The distribution of volatile and siderophile elements in the impact melt of East Clearwater (Quebec): Proc. 10th Lunar Planet. Science Conf., p. 2465-2492.

*Reimold, W.U., Grioeve, R.A.F., and Palme, H., 1981, Rb-Sr dating of impact melt from East Clearwater, Quebec: Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., v.76, p. 73-76.

*Ronca, L.B., 1966, Meteoritic impact and volcanism: Icarus, v.5, p. 515-520.

*Sky and Telescope, 1963, Two more ancient Canadian meteorite craters: Sky and Telescope, v. 26, n.4, p. 198-199.
 

Canada-Quebec-Clearwater Lake, West
(updated using Earthflash by R.Weller  6/17/06)
  long: 74 deg. 30 min. 16 sec. W      lat: 56 deg. 12 min. 44 sec. N

diameter: 29.8km  (measurement using Earthflash)

age:  290 +/- 20 my
references and links

*Carter, N.L., 1968, Meteorite impact and deformation of quartz: Science, v.160, p. 526-528.

*Currie, K.L., 1964, On the origin of some "Recent" craters on the Canadian Shield: Meteoritics, v.2, n.2, p. 93-110.

*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.

*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.

*Dence, M.R., Innes, M.J.S., and Beals, 1965, On the probable meteorite origin of the Clearwater Lakes, Quebec: Jour. Royal Astron. Soc. Can., v.59, p. 13-22.

*Dence, M.R., von Englehardt, W., Walter, L.S., and Plant, A.G., 1970, Spheroids in impact glass from West Clearwater Lake Crater, Quebec (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.51, n.4, p. 342.

*Dence, M.R., von Englehardt, W., Plant, A.G., and Walter, L.S., 1974, Indications of fluid immiscibility in glass from West Clearwater Lake impact crater, Quebec, Canada: Cont. Mineral. Petrol., v.46, p. 81-97.
*Earth Impact Database-West and East Clearwater Lakes (photos and references)

*Grieve, R.A.F., 1978, Meteorite component and impact melt composition at the Lac a l'Eau Claire (Clearwater) impact structures, Quebec: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.42, p. 429-431.

*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.
*O'Dale, Charles-Clearwater Lake West Meteorite Crater

*Palme, H., Janssens, M.J., Takahashi, H., Anders, E., and Hertogen, J., 1978, Meteoritic material at five large impact structures: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.42, p. 313-323.

*Phinney, W.C., Simonds, C.H., Cochran, A., and Mc Gee, P.E., 1978, West Clearwater Lake, Quebec impact structure, part II-petrology: in- Proceedings, Lunar and Planetsary Science Conf., 9th, v.2, New York, Pergamon, p. 2659-2694.

*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.