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Clearwater West

Crater Name
Location
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter (km)
Age (Ma)*
Exposed
Drilled
Target Rock**
Bolide Type***
Clearwater West
Quebec, Canada
N 56° 13'
W 74° 30'
36
290 ± 20
Y
Y
Y
-

 


North is to the Right


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DEM (High Resolution image available)

References

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2. Basilevsky, A. T., Florenskiy, K.P., Yakovlev, O.I., Ivanov, B.A., Fel'dman, V.I. and Granovskiy,I.B., Transformation of planetary material in high-speed collisions (in Russian). Geokhimiya, v. 7, pp. 946-960. 1982.

3. Beals, C. S., Terrestrial meteorite craters and their lunar counterparts. Ottawa Dominion Observatory Contributions, v. 7, pp. 1-10. 1967.

4. Beals, C. S., Halliday, I., Impact craters of the Earth and moon. Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, v. 59, pp. 209-210. 1965.

5. Beals, C. S., Innes, M.J.S. and Rottenberg,J.A., Fossil meteorite craters. Middlehurst, B.M. and Kuiper, G.P., eds., The Moon, Meteorites and Comets, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, v. IV, pp. 235-284. 1963.

6. Beals, C. S., Innes, M.J.S. and Rottenberg,J.A., The search for fossil meteorite craters. Ottawa Dominion Observatory Contributions, v. 4, pp. 1-31. 1960.

7. Beals, C. S., Ferguson, G.M. and Landau,A., A search for analogies between lunar and terrestrial topography and photographs of the Canadian shield. Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, v. 50, pp. 203-222, 304-333, 350-361. 1956.

8. Bostock, H. H., The Clearwater complex, New Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin, v. 178, 63 p. 1969.

9. Bottomley, R. J., York, D. and Grieve,R.A.F., 40Argon-39Argon dating of impact craters. Proceedings Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 20th, pp. 421-431. 1990.

10. Bunch, T. E., Some characteristics of selected minerals from craters. French, B.M. and Short, N.M., eds., Shock Metamorphism of Natural Materials, Mono Book Corp., Baltimore, MD, pp. 413-432. 1968.

11. Bunch, T. E., Cohen, A.J. and Dence,M.R., Natural terrestrial maskelynite. American Mineralogist, v. 52, pp. 244-253. 1967.

12. Bunch, T. E., Cohen, A.J. and Dence,M.R., Shock-induced structural disorder in plagioclase and quartz. French, B.M. and Short, N.M., eds., Shock Metamorphism of natural Materials, Mono Book Corp., Baltimore, MD, pp. 509-518. 1967.

13. Ciesielski, A., Plante, L., Archean granulites in the Lac à l'Eau Claire area, north Bienville Subprovince, Superior Province, Quebec. Current Research, Part C, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 90-1C, pp. 59-67. 1990.

14. Clark, J. F., Magnetic survey data at meteoritic impact sites in North America. Geomagnetic Service of Canada, Earth Physics Branch Open File # 83-5, 30 p. 1983.

15. Cockell, C. S., Lee, P., The Biology of Impact Craters - a review. Biol. Rev., 77, P. 279 - 310. 2002.

16. Currie, K. L., Shafiquallah, M., Geochemistry of some large Canadian craters. Nature, v. 218, pp. 457-459. 1968.

17. Currie, K. L., Analogues of lunar craters on the Canadian shield. New York Academy of Sciences, Annals, v. 123, pp. 915-940. 1965.

18. Dabizha, A. I., A new interpretation of the structure of meteorite craters (in Russian). Astronomicheskii Vestnik, v. 11, pp. 73-77. 1977.

19. Dabizha, A. I., Fedynsky, V. V., Features of the gravitational field of astroblemes (in Russian). Meteoritika, v. 36, pp. 113-120. 1977.

20. Dabizha, A. I., Krass, M.S. and Fedynsky,V.V., Evolution of meteorite craters as structures of planetary crust (in Russian). Astronomicheskii Vestnik, v. 10, pp. 5-18. 1975.

21. Dabizha, A. I., Fedynsky, V. V., The Earth's "star wounds" and their diagnosis by geophysical methods (in Russian). "Zemlya i Vselennaya", v. 3, pp. 56-64. 1975.

22. Dabizha, A. I., Krass, M. S., The evolution of explosive meteorite craters on Earth (in Russian). "Zemlya i Vselennaya", v. 5, pp. 80-88. 1975.

23. Dence, M. R., Meteorite breakup. Nature, v. 289, pp. 346. 1981.

24. Dence, M. R., Engelhardt, W.v., Plant, A.G. and Walter,L., Indications of fluid immiscibility in glass from West Clearwater Lake impact structure, Quebec, Canada. Contributions to Minerology and Petrology, v. 46, pp. 81-97. 1974.

25. Dence, M. R., The nature and significance of terrestrial impact structures. International Geological Congress, 24th, Montreal, Canada, pp. 77-89. 1972.

26. Dence, M. R., Engelhardt, W.v., Walter, L.S. and Plant,A.G., Spheroids in impact glass from West Clearwater Lake crater, Quebec (abstract). EOS, v. 51, p. 342. 1970.

27. Dence, M. R., Shock zoning at Canadian craters: Petrography and structural implications. French, B.M. and Short, N.M., eds., Shock Metamorphism of Natural Materials, Mono Book Corporation, Baltimore, MD, pp. 169-184. 1968.

28. Dence, M. R., Innes, M.J.S. and Beals,C.S., On the probable meteorite origin of the Clearwater Lakes, Quebec. Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, v. 59, pp. 13-22. 1965.

29. Dence, M. R., The extraterrestrial origin of Canadian craters. New York Academy of Sciences, Annals, v. 123, pp. 941-969. 1965.

30. Dence, M. R., A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable Canadian meteorite craters. Meteoritics, v. 2, pp. 249-270. 1964.

31. Dence, M. R., Innes, M.J.S. and Beals,C.S., New meteor crater. Space Science, v. 13, p. 8. 1963.

32. Engelhardt, W. v., Horz, F., Stoffler, D. and Bertsch,W., Observations of quartz deformation in breccias of West Clearwater Lake, Canada, and the Ries Basin, Germany. French, B.M. and Short, N.M., eds., Shock Metamorphism of Natural Materials, Mono Book Corp., Baltimore, MD, pp. 475-482. 1968.

33. Fel'dman, V. I., Sazonova, L.V. and Granovsky,L.B., A classification of impactites based on petrographic and geological features (in Russian). Ispytateley Prirody Byull., Otdel. Geol., v. 57, pp. 84-94. 1982.

34. Fleischer, R. L., Viertl, J.R.M. and Price,P.B., Age of the Manicouagan and Clearwater Lake craters. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 33, pp. 523-527. 1969.

35. Grieve, R. A. F., The record of impact on Earth: Implications for a major Cretaceous/Tertiary impact event. Geological Society of America, Special Paper 190, pp. 25-37. 1982.

36. Grieve, R. A. F., Palme, H. and Plant,A.G., Siderophile-rich particles in the melt rocks of the E. Clearwater impact structure, Quebec: Their characteristics and relationship to the impacting body. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 75, pp. 187-198. 1980.

37. Grieve, R. A. F., Meteoritic component and impact melt composition at the Lac a L'Eau Claire (Clearwater) impact structures, Quebec. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 42, pp. 429-431. 1978.

38. Gurov, E. P., Gurova, E. P., Impact structures on the Earth's surface (in Russian). Geologicheskii Zhurnal, v. 47, pp. 117-124. 1987.

39. Halliday, I., Theories of the origin of Hudson Bay. Part II: Supporting astronomical evidence from three members of the solar system. Ottawa Dominion Observatory Contribution, v. 4, no. 29. 1968.

40. Hische, R., Deutsch, A. and Ivanov,B.A., On the origin of the Clearwater Lakes impact structures (Canada): Twins or not? (abstract). IV International Conference on Advanced Material, Symposium 19, Cancún, Mexico. 1995.

41. Hische, R., Clearwater Impact Structure, Quebec, Canada, I: A 3-dimensional model (abstract). European Science Foundation, Second International Workshop, Impact Cratering and Evolution of Planet Earth. The Identification and Characterization of Impacts, Lockne, Sweden. 1994.

42. Hische, R., Clearwater impact structure, Quebec, Canada, II: Modelling of the impact conditions (abstract). European Science Foundation, Second International Workshop. Impact Cratering and Evolution of Planet Earth. The Identification and Characteization of Impacts, Lockne, Sweden. 1994.

43. Hische, R., Clearwater impact structure, Quebec, Canada: Modeling of the impact conditions (abstract). Meteoritics, v. 29, pp. 473-474. 1994.

44. Innes, M. J. S., Dence, M.R. and Robertson,P.B., Recent geological and geophysical studies of Canadian craters. French, B.M. and Short, N.M., eds., Shock Metamorphism of Natural Materials, Mono Book Corp., Baltimore, MD, pp. 339-362. 1968.

45. Ivanov, B. A., Basilevsky, A.T. and Sazonova,L.V., Formation of the central uplift in meteoric craters (in Russian). Meteoritika, v. 40, pp. 67-81. 1982.

46. Kranack, S. H., Sinclair, G. W., Clearwater Lake, New Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 100, 25 pp. 1963.

47. Lozej, G. P., Dence, M.R. and Beales,F.W., Crateri meteoritici terrestri: revisione e discussione con esempi di crateri dello scudo Canadese. Geologia Tecnica, v. 5, pp. 157-181. 1971.

48. Masaitis, V. L., Danilin, A.N., Maschak, M.S., Raykhlin, A.I., Selivanovskaya, T.V. and Shadenkov,Ye.M., The Geology of Astroblemes (in Russian). Leningrad, Nedra, 231 p. 1980.

49. McHone J F., Dietz, R. S., Earth's multiple impact craters and astroblemes (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science, v. XXIII, pp. 887-888. 1992.

50. McIntyre, D. B., Impact metamorphism at Clearwater Lake, Quebec. French, B.M. and Short, N.M., eds., Shock Metamorphism of Natural Materials, Mono Book Corp., Baltimore, MD, pp. 363-366. 1968.

51. McIntyre, D. B., Impact metamorphism at Clearwater Lake, Quebec (abstract). Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 67, pp. 1647. 1962.

52. Melosh, H. J., Stansberry, J., Doublet craters and the tidal disruption of binary asteroids (abstract). Meteoritics, v. 26, pp. 371-372. 1991.

53. Ogilvie, B. Y., Robertson, B. and Grieve,R.A.F., Meteorite impact features in Canada: An inventory and an evaluation. Unpublished Report, 180 p. 1984.

54. Palme, H., Grieve, R.A.F. and Wolf,R., Identification of the projectile at Brent crater, and further considerations of projectile types at terrestrial craters. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 45, pp. 2417-2424. 1981.

55. Palme, H., Goebel, E and Grieve,R.A.F., The distribution of volatile and siderophile elements in the impact melt of East Clearwater (Quebec). Proceedings Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 10th, v. 3, pp. 2465-2492. 1979.

56. Palme, H., Janssens, M.J., Takahashi, H. anders, E. and Hertogen,J., Meteoritic material at five large impact craters. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 42, pp. 313-323. 1978.

57. Palme, H., Grieve, R. A. F., The chemical composition of the impact melt at the Clearwater East impact structure, Quebec, Canada (abstract). Meteoritics, v. 13, pp. 595-596. 1978.

58. Parfenova O V., Yakovlev, O. I., Some peculiarities of selective evaporation in target rocks after meteoritic impact. Impact and Explosion Cratering, D. J. Roddy, R. O. Pepin and R. B. Merrill, Pergamon Press, New York, pp. 843-859. 1977.

59. Phinney, W. C., Simonds, C.H., Cochran, A. and McGee,P.E., Geology of the West Clearwater, Quebec impact structure, Part III: SEM petrology of very fine-grained units (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science IX, pp. 895-897. 1978.

60. Phinney, W. C., Simonds, C.H., Cochran, A. and McGee,P.E., West Clearwater, Quebec impact structure, Part II: Petrology. Proceedings Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 9th, v. 2, pp. 2659-2693. 1978.

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62. Reimold, W. U., Grieve, R.A.F. and Palme,H., Rb-Sr dating of the impact melt from East Clearwater, Quebec. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 76, pp. 73-76. 1981.

63. Schultz, P. H., Gault, D. E., Are twin craters caused by double impactors? (abstract). Meteoritics, v. 26, pp. 392-393. 1991.

64. Scott, R. G., Pilkington, M. and Tanczyk,E.I., Magnetic studies of the Clearwater Lake impact structures (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XXVI, pp. 1261-1262. 1995.

65. Scott, R. G., Pilkington, M., Tanczyk, E.I. and Grieve,R.A.F., Magnetic properties of three impact structures in Canada (abstract). Meteoritics, v. 30, pp. 576-577. 1995.

66. Simonds, C. H., Phinney, W.C., NcGee, P.E. and Cochran,A., Geology of West Clearwater impact structure, Quebec, Part II: Petrology (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 9th, pp. 1062-1064. 1978.

67. Simonds, C. H., Warner, J.L., McGee, P.E. and Phinney,W.C., On central uplifts in three terrestrial craters (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science IX, pp. 1065-1067. 1978.

68. Simonds, C. H., Phinney, W. C., Petrogenesis of impactites, 30 km West Clearwater Lake structure, Quebec (abstract). Geological Society of America, v. 10, p. 147. 1978.

69. Simonds, C. H., Phinney, W., McGee, P. and Cochran,A., West Clearwater, Quebec impact structure, Part I: Field geology, structure and bulk chemistry. Proceedings Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 9th, pp. 2633-2658. 1978.

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71. Storzer, D., Fission track dating of some impact craters in the age range between 6,000y and 300 m.y. (abstract). Meteoritics, v. 6, p. 319-320. 1971.

72. Tanner, R. W., The orbital perturbations of a very large twin meteorite. Royal Astrological Society of Canada Journal, v. 57, pp. 109-113. 1963.

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74. Wood, C. A., Head, J. W., Comparison of impact basins on Mercury, Mars and the Moon. Proceedings Lunar Science Conference 7th, pp. 3629-3651. 1976.

75. Yakovlev, O. I., Parfenova, O. V., Petrochemical features of impactites and the significance of evaporation and condensation processes in impact crater formation (in Russian). Meteoritika, v. 40, pp. 113-121. 1982.

76. Zotkin, I. T., Tsvetkov, V. I., Searches for meteorite craters on the Earth (in Russian). Astronomicheskii Vestnik, v. 4, pp. 55-56. 1970.

77. Zotkin, I. T., "Moon" craters on the Earth (in Russian). Priroda, v. 9, pp. 95-105. 1969.

 

 

* pre-1977 K-Ar, Ar-Ar and Rb-Sr ages recalculated using the decay constants of Steiger and Jager (1977) Ages in millions of years (Ma) before present.

** Abbreviations: C - Crystalline Target; C-Ms - Metasedimetary Target; M - Mixed Target (i.e.sedimentary strata overlying crystalline basement); S - sedimentary target (i.e. no crystalline rocks affected by the impact event). From Osinski. G. R., Spray J. G., and Grieve R. A. F. 2007. Impact melting in sedimentary target rocks: A synthesis. In The Sedimentary Record of Meteorite Impacts, Geological Society of America Special Paper. Editors: Evans K. Horton W., King D., Morrow J., and Warme J. Geological Society of America: Boulder, in press.

***
From Koeberl,C. Identification of meteoritic components in impactites. 1998, Koeberl, C. The Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry of Impacts. 2007 and PASSC Files. (IAB, IIIAB, IIIB, IIID - Iron Meteorite)


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