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Meteor Crater, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Meteor Crater | Impact Crater |
| Meteor Crater area | Area |
| Coconino County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 1' 41'' North , 111° 1' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Winslow West | 438 (2011) | 24.5km |
| LeChee | 1,443 (2011) | 24.5km |
| West Winslow | 150 (2006) | 25.5km |
| Winslow | 9,600 (2017) | 29.6km |
| Leupp | 951 (2011) | 30.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Barringer Crater; Coon Butte; Coon Mountain; Crater Mound; Crater Mountain; Franklins Hole; Meteor Mountain; Meteorite Mountain
A 50,000-year-old meteorite impact crater located in the centre sec. 13, T19N, R12+E, G&SRM, 29.7 km (18.45 mi) W of Winslow. The crater is privately owned by the Barringer family through their Barringer Crater Company. The claims extend into the N½ sec. 24.
NOTE: Species listed on this page are either terrestrial occurrences that pre-existed the meteoric impact or are the results of the meteorite impact. Additional species are listed under the Canyon Diablo meteorite, which impacted the earth here. Those species occur in the meteorite itself and are distributed within and beyond the crater.
To see an aggregated list of all species, click up to the 'Meteor Crater area' level.
Local rocks include Permian sedimentary rocks.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Coesite (TL) Formula: SiO2 Type Locality: Description: Abundant constituent of sheared Coconino Sandstone in debris directly below crater floor & beyond the crater rim & in breccia deep below the crater floor & in lechatelierite in waterlain beds within the crater; irregular grains 5 to more than 50 microns. |
| ⓘ Lechatelierite Formula: SiO2 Description: Results from the fusion of fine-grained Coconino Sandstone. References: |
| ⓘ Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 Description: Occurs as elongate, isotropic grains alternating with a goethite-like iron oxide as a minor component of tiny metallic spheroids probably formed from the meteorite impact. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Description: Occurs in tiny spheroids probably formed from the meteorite impact. |
| ⓘ Stishovite (TL) Formula: SiO2 Type Locality: Description: Occurs in shock-impact metamorphosed Coconino Sandstone with coesite. References: Chao, E. C. T., Fahey, J. J., Littler, Janet, Milton, D. J. (1962) Stishovite, SiO2, a very high pressure new mineral from Meteor Crater, Arizona. Journal of Geophysical Research, 67 (1) 419-421 doi:10.1029/jz067i001p00419 |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Description: Occurs in tiny spheroids probably formed from the meteorite impact. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Maghemite | 4.BB.15 | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Lechatelierite | 4.DA.30 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Coesite (TL) | 4.DA.35 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Stishovite (TL) | 4.DA.40 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Stishovite | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Stishovite | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Crater |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q431381 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5304577 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10283056 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Colorado PlateauShield
- Great Plains DomainDomain
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- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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References
US Board on Geographic Names (n.d.) https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:7945,Meteor%20Crater
Chao, E. C. T., Shoemaker, E. M., Madsen, B. M. (1960) First Natural Occurrence of Coesite. Science, 132 (3421). 220-222 doi:10.1126/science.132.3421.220
Chao, E. C. T., Fahey, J. J., Littler, Janet, Milton, D. J. (1962) Stishovite, SiO2, a very high pressure new mineral from Meteor Crater, Arizona. Journal of Geophysical Research, 67 (1) 419-421 doi:10.1029/jz067i001p00419
Fahey, J. J. (1964) Recovery of coesite and stishovite from Coconino Sandstone of Meteor Crater, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 49 (11-12) 1643-1647
Meteor Crater, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA