Meteorite Impact References by Location-Canada-Part 3
Collected by Roger Weller, Cochise College
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Last edited: 6/14/04
Canada-Quebec-Ile Rouleau
*lat: 50 deg. 41 min. N, long: 73 deg. 53 min. W
*diameter: 4 km
*age: less than 300 mya
*Caty, J.-L., Chowh, E.H., and Roy, D.W., 1976, A new astrobleme: Ile Rouleau structure, Lake
Mistassinni, Quebec: Canadian Jour. Earth Sci., v.13, p. 824-831.
*Grieve, R.A.F., and Robertson, P.B., 1979, The terrestrial cratering record: Icarus, v.38, p. 212-229.
Canada-Quebec-Lac Coutre
*lat:60 deg. 8 min. N, long: 75 deg. 18 min. W
*diameter: 8 km
*age: 420 mya
*Beals, C.S., Innes, M.J.S., and Rottenberg, J.A., 1960, The search for fossil meteorite
crater-II: Current Science, n.6, p. 250-261.
*Beals, C.S., Dence,. M.R., and Cohen, A.J., 1964, Evidence suggesting a meteorite
impact origin for Lac Couture, Quebec (abstr.): Astron. Jour., v.69, p. 134.
*Beals, C.S., Dence, M.R., and Cohen, A.J., 1967, Evidence for the impact origin of Lac
Coutre: Publ. Dominion Observ. Ottawa, v.31, n.10.
*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable
Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.
Canada-Quebec-Lac Kakiattukallak
*lat: 57 deg. 42 min. N, long: 71 deg. 40 min. W
*diameter: 6 km
*age: less than 600 mya
Canada-Quebec-Lac La Moinerie
*lat: 57 deg. 26 min. N, long: 66 deg. 36 min. W
*diameter: 8 km
*age: 400 mya
Canada-Quebec-Manicouagan
*lat: 51 deg. 23 min. N, long: 68 deg. 42 min. W
*diameter: 70 km
*age: 210 +/- 4 mya
*Beals, C.S., Innes, M.J.S., and Rottenberg, J.A., 1960, The search for fossil meteorite
crater-II: Current Science, n.6, p. 250-261.
*Berard, J., 1962, Summary geological investigations of the area bordering Manicouagan
and Mouchalagane lakes: Quebec Dept. Natur. Resour. P.R. n.489, 14 p.
*Coles, R.L., and Clark, J.F., 1978, The central magnetic anomaly, Manicouagan
structure, Quebec: Jour. Geophys., v.83, n.9.
*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., 1972, Geology and petrology of the Manicouagan resurgent caldera,
Quebec: Bull. Geol. Survey Canada, 198, 153 p.
*Currie, K.L., and Murtaugh, J.G., 1967, Geological map of the Manicouagan structure,
Quebec: Geol. Survey Canada, Preliminary Map Ser.
*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, n.3, p. 249-270.
*Dence, M.R., 1977, The Manicouagan impact structure observed from Skylab-Skylab:
in- Skylab explores the Earth, NASDA Spec. Pub. 380, p.175-189.
*Dietz, R.S., and Mc Hone, J., 1974, Impact structures from ERTS imagery: Meteoritics,
v.9, n.4, p. 329-333.
*Dworak, V., 1969, Stosswellen metamorphose des Anorthosit vom Manicouagan Krater,
Quebec, Canada: Contrib. Miner. Petrol., v.24, p. 306-347.
*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.
*Floran, R.J., 1976, Petrology and Rb/Sr systematics of the Manicouagan impact melt,
Quebec (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.57, n.4, p. 275.
*Floran, R.J., and Dence, M.R., 1976, Morphology of the Manicouagan ring-structure,
Quebec, and some comparisons with lunar basins and craters: Proc. Seventh Lunar Sci.
Conf., Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 7, p. 2845-2866, Pergamon Press.
*Floran, R.J., et al, 1978, Manicouagan impact melt, Quebec, I-stratigraphy, petrology,
and chemistry: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.83, p. 2737-2759.
*Floran, R.J., et al, 1976, Petrology, structure, and origin of the Manicouagan melt sheet,
Quebec, Canada: Geophys. Res. Lett., v.3, p. 49-.
*Grieve, R.A.F., 1977, Manicouagan- a model for melt and transient cavity development
(abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.58, n.6, p.424.
*Grieve, R.A.F., and Floran, R.J., 1978, Manicouagan impact melt, Quebec, part IIchemical inter-relationships with basement and formational processes: Jour. Geophys.
Res., 1978 (in press).
*Grieve, R.A.F., 1980, Impact bombardment and its role in proto-continental growth on
the early earth: Precambrian Res., v.10, p. 217-247.
*Grieve, R.A.F., and Head, 1981, Manicouagan impact structure- its original dimensions
and form: Meteoritics, v.16, n.4, p. 320-321.
*Grieve, R.A.F., and Head, J.W., 1983, The Manicouagan impact structure- an analysis
of its original dimensions: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.88, p. A807-A818.
*Hammond, W.P., 1945, Geological reconnaissance of the Manicouagan and Mushalagan
rivers: M.S. thesis, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Canada,
*Hoffleit, D., 1955, Quebec geological feature explored: Sky and Telescope, v.14, n.9, p.
374.
*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
*Jahn, B., Floran, R.J., and Simonds, C.H., 1978, Rb-Sr isochron age of the Manicouagan
melt sheet, Quebec, Canada: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.83, p. 2799-2803.
*Janssens, M.J., Hetogen, 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.
*Millman, P.M., 1971, The space scars of Earth: Nature, v.232, p. 161-164.
*Murtaugh, J.C., and Currie, K.L., 1969, Preliminary study of the Manicouagan structure:
Quebec Dept. of Nat. Res., P.R. n.583, 9 p.
*Murtaugh, J.G., 1975, Geology of the Manicouagan cryptoexplosion structure: Ph.D.
diss., Ohio State Univ., Columbus.
*Onorato, P.I.K., Uhlmann, D.R., and Simonds, C.H., 1978, Jour. Geophys. Res., v.83,
n.B6, p. 2789-2798.
*Orphal, D.L., and Schulz, P.H., 1978, Manicouagan, a terrestrial analog of lunar floorfractured craters?: Meteoritics, v.13, n.4, p. 591-593.
*Palme, H., Grieve, R.A.F., and Wolf, R., 1981, Identification of the projectile at the
Brent-crater and further considerations of projectile types at terrestrial craters: Geochim.
et Cosmochim. Acta, v.45, p.2417-2424.
*Palme, H., Janssens, M-J., Takahashi, H., Anders, E., and Hertogen, J., 1978, Meteorite
material at five large impact craters: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, v.42, p. 313-323.
*Phinney, W.C., Dence, M.R., Grieve, R.A.F., 1978, Investigation of the Manicouagan
impact crater, Quebec-an introduction: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.83, p. 2729-2735.
*Robertson, W.A., 1967, Manicouagan, Quebec, paleomagnetic results: Canadian Jour.
Earth Sci., v.4, p. 641-649.
*Ronca, L.B., 1966, Meteorite impact and volcanism: Icarus, v.5, p.515-520.
*Rose, E.R., 1955, Manicouagan Lake, Mushalagan Lake area: Quebec Paper. Geol.
Survey Canada, p.55-.
*Roy, D.W., 1968, Refraction of a shock wave passing through a cross folded crystalline
basement: Meteoritics, v.4, n.4, p. 292-293.
*Shepard, J.B., 1986, The Triassic/Jurassic boundary and the Manicouagan impactimplications of Ar-40/Ar-39 dates on periodic extinction models: B.A. thesis, Princeton Univ.,
Princeton, N.J., 38 p.
*Simonds, C.H., Warner, J.W., Phinney, W.C., and Mc Gee, P.E., 1976, Thermal model
for impact breccia lithification-Manicouagan and the moon: Proc. Seventh Lunar Sci.
Conf.: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, Suppl. 7, p. 2509-2528.
*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.
*Sweeney, J.F., 1978, Gravity study of great impact: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.83, n.9, p.
2809-2815.
*Willmore, P.L., 1963, The seismic investigation of the Manicouagan-Mushalagan lake
area in the province of Quebec: Publ. Dominion Oberv. Ottawa, v.23, p. 325.
*Wolfe, S.H., 1966, Some aspects of the Manicouagan-Mushalagan Lakes structure:
USGS, Astrogeologic Studies, Ann. Prog. Report, July 1965-July-1966, part B, p. 71.
*Wolfe, S.H., 1971, Potassium-argon ages of the Manicouagan-Mushalagan Lakes
structure: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.61, n.23, p. 5424-5436.
Canada-Quebec-Mecatina
*lat: 50 deg. 50 min. N, long: 59 deg. 22 min. N
*diameter: 3.2 km (10,500 feet)
*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.
Canada-Saskatchewan-Carswell
*lat: 58 deg 27 min. N, long: 109 deg. 30 min. W
*diameter: 37 km
*age: 485 +/- 50 mya
*Blake, D.A.A., 1956, Geological notes on the region south of Lake Athabasca and Black
Lake, saskatchewan: Geol. Survey Canada Paper 55-33, p. 12.
*Currie, K.L., and Shafiqullah, M., 1968, Geochemistry of some large Canadian craters:
Nature, v.218, p. 457-459.
*Currie, K.L., 1967, Shock metamorphism in the Carswell circular structure,
Saskatchewan, Canada: Nature, Jan. 7, 1967, p. 56-57.
*Currie, K.L., 1969, Geological notes on the Carswell circular structure, Saskatchewan:
Geol. Survey Canada Paper 67-32.
*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable
Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.
*Fahrig, W.F., 1961, The geology of the Athabasca Formation: Geol. Soc. Canada Bull.,
v.68, 41 p.
*Gussow, W.C., 1959, Athabasca formation of Western Canada: Bull. Geol. Soc.
America, v.70, p. 1
*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
Canada-Saskatchewan-Deep Bay
*lat: 56 deg. 24 min. N, long: 102 deg. 59 min. W
*diameter: 12 km
*age: 100 +/- 50 mya
*Beals, C.S., Innes, M.J.S., and Rottenberg, J.A., 1960, The search for fossil meteorite
crater-II: Current Science, n.6, p. 250-261.
*Dence, M.R., 1964, A comparative structural and petrographic study of probable
Canadian meteorite craters: Meteoritics, v.2, n.3, p. 249-270.
*Dent, B., 1972, Three dimensional gravity model of the Deep Bay, Saskatchewan impact
crater (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.53, n.11, p. 1036.
*Hartmann, W.K., 1977, Cratering in the solar system: Sci. American, v.236, p.84-99.
*Innes, M.J.S., 1957, A possible meteorite crater at Deep Bay, Saskatchewan, Jour. Royal
Astron. Soc. Canada, v.51, p. 235-.
*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
*Sky and Telescope, 1963, Two more ancient Canadian meteorite craters: Sky and
Telescope, v.26, n.4, p.198-199.
Canada-Saskatchewan-Dumas
*lat: 49 deg. 55 min. N, long: 102 deg. 7 min. W
*diameter: 4 km
*age: less than 70 mya
Canada-Saskatchewan-Elbow
*lat: 50 deg. 58 min. N, long: 106 deg. 45 min. W
*diameter: 8 km
*age: less than 80 mya
Canada-Saskatchewan-Gow Lake
*lat: 56 deg. 27 min. N, long: 104 deg. 29 min. W
*diameter: 5 km
*age: less than 200 mya
*Thomas, M.D., and Innes, M.J.S., 1977, The Gow Lake impact structure, northern
Saskatchewan: Can. Jour. Earth Sci., v.14, p. 1788-1795.
*Thomas, M.D., Innes, M.J.S., Dence, M.R., Grieve, R.A.F., and Robertson, P.B., 1977,
Gow Lak, Saskatchewan-evidence for an origin by meteorite impact: Meteoritics, v.12,
n.3, p.370-371.
*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-Saskatchewan-Viewfield
*lat: 49 deg. 35 min. N, long: 103 deg. 4 min. W
*diameter: 2.5 km
*age: 200 mya
Canada-Sault Au Cochons
*lat: 49 deg. 17 min. N, long: 70 deg. 5 min. W
*diameter: 11.2 km
*Beals, C.S., Innes, M.J.S., and Rottenberg, J.A., 1960, The search for fossil meteorite
crater-II: Current Science, n.6, p. 250-261.
Canada-Ungava Bay
*lat: 60 deg. 0 min. N, long: 67 deg,. 20 min. W
*diameter: 240 km
*Beals, C.S., Innes, M.J.S., and Rottenberg, J.A., 1960, The search for fossil meteorite
crater-II: Current Science, n.6, p. 250-261.