La Moinerie crater
La Moinerie is an impact crater in Quebec, Canada. It is 8 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 400 ± 50 million years (Silurian or Devonian). The crater is exposed to the surface and filled with water, forming Lac La Moinerie. Glaciers have eroded many of La Moinerie crater's original physical features, including much of the central uplift.[1] It is located in Rivière-Koksoak, in the Kativik territory.
References[]
- ^ "La Moinerie". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
Further reading[]
- Gold, D.P. Tanner, J.G. and Halliday, D.W. (1978) "The Lac La Moinerie crater: A probable impact site in New Quebec" (abstract). Geological Society of America, v. 10, p. 44.
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Coordinates: 57°25′37″N 66°35′39″W / 57.42694°N 66.59417°W
Categories:
- Earth Impact Database
- Impact craters of Quebec
- Silurian impact craters
- Devonian impact craters
- Devonian Quebec
- Silurian Quebec
- Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits
- Silurian southern paleotemperate deposits
- Landforms of Nord-du-Québec
- Quebec geography stubs
- Canadian geology stubs