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Hickman Crater, Ophthalmia Range, Western Australia: Evidence supporting a meteorite impact origin

Date

Authors

Glikson, Andrew

Hickman, Arthur H

Vickers, J

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

A newly discovered, morphologically well-preserved crater with a mean diameter of 260 m is reported from the Ophthalmia Range, Western Australia. The crater is located in hilly terrain ∼36 km north of Newman, and is situated in the Paleoproterozoic Woon

Keywords

Keywords: chemical analysis; crater; geochemistry; goethite; hydrothermal activity; hydrothermal system; meteorite; morphometry; petrography; Pleistocene; quartz vein; rhyolite; Australasia; Australia; Western Australia Crater; Goethite; Hickman Crater; Hydrothermal; Impact; Ophthalmia Range; Western Australia

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82433

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1080/08120090802266576

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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