On 28 Apr, 2020 By rosenfel@chass....
  1. RASC I6.20091130;
  2. Shattercone (quartz arenite), Sudbury Impact Structure (46°36'N, 81°11'W), 1850±3Ma;
  3. Anonymous gift 2009 November 30;
  4. 12.9 x 12 x 4.7 cm;
  5. 760 gr;
  6. Lightly defined striae (less well detailed than in RASC I5), and apical features present;
  7. Rosé and light–yellow exterior colouration, dark weathering product over ca. 65% of faces. Abrasions to weathering layer reveal brighter yellow colour of rock;
  8. Good state of preservation;
  9. Not previously published;
    1. PASSCEID www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/sudbury.htm;
    2. 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 #: 
I6.20091130
Sort #: 
I0006
General Type: 
Impactite
Parent Body: 
Other
Type: 
Shattercone
Origin: 
Sudbury
Weight: 
760.000 grams