Guidebook to the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona
Guidebook to the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona
Guidebook to the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona
This
note covers the following topics: introduction, target sequence, barringer
meteorite impact crater, shock metamorphism, crater rim uplift and crater wall
collapse, overturned rim sequence, distribution of ejecta, projectile,
trajectory, energy of impact, age of the crater, environmental effects of the
impact, postimpact lake, crater rim east trail guide, crater floor trail guide,
bibliography
This page provides PDF links that covers the following topics
related to Geology : Introduction, history of the earth and geological time,
Minerals, The rock cycle and igneous rocks, Volcanism and volcanic rocks,
Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks , Glaciation and surficial deposits, History
of Plate Tectonics, Plate tectonics, Earthquakes.
This
course note introduces students to the basics of geology. It will addresses
topics ranging from mineral and rock identification to the origin of the
continents, from geologic mapping to plate tectonics, and from erosion by rivers
and glaciers to the history of life.
Author(s): Prof. Taylor Perron and Prof. Oliver Jagoutz