Earth:Viewfield crater

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Viewfield crater
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Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Age190 ± 20 Ma
Late Triassic or Early Jurassic
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
Location
LocationWilliston Basin
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 49°35′N 103°4′W / 49.583°N 103.067°W / 49.583; -103.067
Country Canada
StateSaskatchewan
ProvinceDivision No. 1, Saskatchewan

Viewfield is an impact crater in Saskatchewan, Canada.

It is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 190 ± 20 million years (Early Jurassic or Late Triassic). The crater is not exposed at the surface.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Viewfield". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New%20website_05-2018/Viewfield.html. 

Further reading

  • Gent, M. R., Kreis, L. K. and D. Gendzwill., The Maple Creek structure, southwestern Saskatchewan. Summary of Investigations 1992, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Rep. 92–4, p 204–208. 1992
  • Grieve, R. A. F., Kreis, K., Therriault,A.M.and P.B.Robertson., Impact structures in the Williston Basin. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, v 33, n 4, p A63-A64. 1998
  • Meteorite crater tip-off to Saskatchewan oil trap. Oilweek, v. 23, n. 14, p. 10-11 (May22, 1972). 1972
  • Sawatzky, H. B., Astroblemes in the Williston basin. Journal of the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, v. 10, pp. 23–38. 1975
  • Sawatzky, H. B., Astroblemes in the Williston Basin (abstract). Fuels: A Geological Appraisal. A Saskatchewan Geological Society Symposium, Nov 7–8, 1974, Regina, Saskatchewan, p. 12. 1974
  • Sawatzky, H. B., Viewfield - a producing crater? CSEG Journal, v. 8, n. 1, p. 22–40. 1972

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