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Meteoroid mayhem in Ole Virginny: Source of the North American tektite strewn field

1994; Geological Society of America; Volume: 22; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022 2.3.co;2

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C. Wylie Poag, David S. Powars, Lawrence J. Poppe, Robert B. Mixon,

earthquake and tectonic studies

Research Article| August 01, 1994 Meteoroid mayhem in Ole Virginny: Source of the North American tektite strewn field C. Wylie Poag; C. Wylie Poag 1U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David S. Powars; David S. Powars 2U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 22092 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lawrence J. Poppe; Lawrence J. Poppe 1U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert B. Mixon Robert B. Mixon 2U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 22092 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1994) 22 (8): 691–694. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022 2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation C. Wylie Poag, David S. Powars, Lawrence J. Poppe, Robert B. Mixon; Meteoroid mayhem in Ole Virginny: Source of the North American tektite strewn field. Geology 1994;; 22 (8): 691–694. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022 2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract New seismic reflection data from Chesapeake Bay reveal a buried, 85-km-wide, 1.5-2.0-km-deep, peak-ring impact crater, carved through upper Eocene to Lower Cretaceous sedimentary strata and into underlying pre-Mesozoic crystalline basement rocks. A polymictic, late Eocene impact breccia, composed mainly of locally derived sedimentary debris (determined from four continuous cores), surrounds and partly fills the crater. Structural and sedimentary characteristics of the Chesapeake Bay crater closely resemble those of the Miocene Ries peakring crater in southern Germany. We speculate that the Chesapeake Bay crater is the source of the North American tektite strewn field. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.