On 27 Apr, 2020 By rosenfel@chass....
  1. RASC I3.20091130;
  2. Black Onaping (Suevite), Sudbury Impact Structure (46°36N, 81°11W), 1850±3Ma;
  3. Anonymous gift 2009 November 30;
  4. 10.10 x 4.37 x 0.99 cm;
  5. 59.9 gr;
  6. Slice, polished (matte) on broad faces;
  7. Weathering present on narrow faces, most concentrated on one of the longer faces;
  8. Good state of preservation;
  9. Published in www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/meteorite.aspx?id=35310 ;
    1. also see PASSCEID www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/sudbury.htm ;
    2. Ames, D. et al. (2002). Vitric Compositions in the Onaping Formation and Their Relationship to the Sudbury Igneous Complex, Sudbury Structure. Economic Geology, 97, 1541-1562;
    3. Rousell, D.H., & Brown, G.H. (Eds.) (2009). A Field Guide to the Geology of Sudbury, Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 6243. Sudbury: Queen’s Printer for Ontario
Inventory #: 
I3.20091130
Sort #: 
I0003
General Type: 
Impactite
Parent Body: 
Other
Type: 
Suevite
Origin: 
Sudbury
Weight: 
59.900 grams