MD23A:
Meteorite Impact Structure and Related Economic Mineral Deposits

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Session ID#: 6366

Session Description:
Meteorite impact has played an important role in the evolution of the earth from the Archean to the present time. World-class economic mineral deposits including some oil and gas occurrences have been identify around the world and related to major impact. The session will bring an up to date review of the existing knowledge about ore generating processes related to impact, describing the mineralization environments and styles of emplacement from terrestrial impact structures.

Recent studies on pre, syn or post impact deposits, hosted epigenetic hydrocarbon deposits are welcome including  oil and gas shales.

We also welcome contributions relating to any aspect of  impact record, exploration, exploitation strategy , including some of the gold, uranium deposits, impact diamonds, recent studies on reconstruction of the structural or tectonic setting , geophysics , volcanic or sedimentary environment, geochemistry, petrology, physical properties, laboratory-based studies and numerical modeling of terrestrial craters.

OSPA Liaison:  Normand Goulet, University of Quebec Montreal, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Montreal, Canada
Chairs:  Normand Goulet, University of Quebec Montreal, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Montreal, Canada and John G Spray, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Primary Convener:  Normand Goulet, University of Quebec Montreal, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Montreal, Canada
Convener:  John G Spray, University of New Brunswick, Planetary and Space Science Centre, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Index Terms:

3662 Meteorite mineralogy and petrology [MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY]
6022 Impact phenomena [PLANETARY SCIENCES: COMETS AND SMALL BODIES]
6240 Meteorites and tektites [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
8038 Regional crustal structure [STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • MRG - Mapping and Regional Geology
  • P - Planetary Sciences
  • PG - Precambrian Geology
  • VGP - Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

MD23A-01
Economic aspects of Terrestrial Impact Structures (36581)
John G Spray, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
MD23A-02
Structural evolution of the Otish Basin: a Paleoproterozoic polymetallic-uranium rich meteorite impact structure, Québec, Canada (35896)
Normand Goulet1, Serge Genest2 and Francine Robert2, (1)University of Quebec Montreal, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Montreal, Canada, (2)Groupe Omegalpha Inc, Crabtree, QC, Canada
MD23A-03
Meteorite Impact Related Uranium Occurrences in the Otish Basin, Quebec, Canada. (35384)
Serge Genest and Francine Robert, Groupe Omegalpha Inc, Crabtree, QC, Canada
MD23A-04
A Meteorite Impact Origin for the Chibougamau Formation, Québec, Canada: towards a New Interpretation of the Chibougamau-Mistassini Mining Camp. (35335)
Francine Robert1, Serge Genest1, Guillaume Courtois2 and Normand Goulet3, (1)Groupe Omegalpha Inc, Crabtree, QC, Canada, (2)Golden Share Mining Corporation, Montréal, QC, Canada, (3)University of Quebec Montreal, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Montreal, Canada
MD23A-05
Progress in the Search for a Major Meteorite Impact Structure in the Palaeoproterozoic Kisseynew Domain and Flanking Volcanic Belts, Manitoba, Canada (36045)
Eckart Buhlmann, University College of the North, Northern Manitoba Mining Academy, Flin Flon, Canada
MD23A-06
Impact-Generated Hydrothermal Systems and Associated Mineralization: A Case Study at Manicouagan (36227)
Sarinya Paisarnsombat, University of New Brunswick, Department of Earth Sciences, Fredericton, NB, Canada
MD23A-07
Deformation and Structural Controls at the Broken Hammer Deposit: Sudbury, Ontario (35882)
Marshall Francis Hall1, Bruno Lafrance2,3 and Harold Lorne Gibson2,3, (1)Laurentian University, Earth Sciences, Sudbury, ON, Canada, (2)Laurentian University, Department of Earth Sciences, Sudbury, ON, Canada, (3)Laurentian University, MERC, Earth Sciences, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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