On 28 Apr, 2020 By rosenfel@chass....
  1. RASC I5.20091130;
  2. Shattercone (charnokitic gneiss), Charlevoix Impact Structure, Charlevoix, Quebec (47°32'N, 70°18'W), 342±15Ma;
  3. Anonymous gift 2009 November 30;
  4. 23.55 x 15 x 6 cm;
  5. 2250 gr;
  6. Specimen displays discernible horsetailing (lightly to moderately well-defined striae), indications of a cross-sectional curve, and apical features;
  7. Obscuring yellowish light-brown weathering product over most of the faces. Fractures reveal the characteristic light and dark foliated bands of the underlying rock;
  8. Good state of preservation;
  9. Not previously published;
    1. PASSCEID: www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/charlevoix.htm;
    2. Robertson, P. (1968). La Malbaie Structure, Québec—A Palaeozoic Meteorite Impact Site. Meteoritics, 4, 89-112

 

 

Inventory #: 
I5.20091130
Sort #: 
I0005
General Type: 
Impactite
Parent Body: 
Other
Type: 
Shattercone
Origin: 
Quebec
Weight: 
2250.000 grams