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Sudbury project (university of muenster-ontario geological survey): origin of the polymict, allochthonous breccias of the onaping formation
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Avermann, M. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | The Sudbury structure has been interpreted as a deeply eroded remnant of a peak-ring basin. The polymict, allochthonous breccias of the Onaping Formation (OF) occur in the central part of the Sudbury structure, which is surrounded by the 1.85-Ga-old 'Sudbury Igneous Complex' (SIC). From bottom to top the OF can be divided into Basal, Gray, Green, and lower and upper Black members. The breccias were mapped in detail in the east range of the structure. The SIC and the lower part of the OF (Basal Member) are interpreted as the impact melt system. The overlying Gray Member is a breccia unit with a clastic matrix and has a sharp contact to the Basal Member. The Green Member is considered as a continuous uniform breccia layer on top of the Gray Member and comprises the former 'chlorite shard horizon'. The uppermost unit of the OF (Black Member) can be subdivided into a lower and an upper Black Member unit. The lower part (100-150 m thick) still shows petrographic features of suevitic breccias, small fragments of basement rocks, melt particles, chloritized particles, and breccia fragments in a dark, clastic matrix. |
| File Size | 6576387 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930000928 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7pp4128h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Grain Size Geochronology Petrography Meteorite Craters Strata Breccia Impact Melts Canada Geological Surveys Structural Properties Geology Sedimentary Rocks Lithology Stratigraphy Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
