Puchezh-Katun astrobleme, Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky; Gor'kii), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 56° 56' North , 43° 43' East |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 56.93333,43.71667 |
| GeoHash: | G#: ufp5fu3s8 |
| Köppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
The first astrobleme (impact crater) discovered on territory of USSR (in 1965). It is located about 80 km North of Nizhnii Novgorod. The 100 km wide crater has formed within Carbon-lower Trias rocks and is covered by middle Jurassic clay beds. The estimated age of the astrobleme is 167 Ma. In modern relief it is invisible.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Reference: Grieve, R. A. (2013). Economic deposits at terrestrial impact structures. in Impact Cratering: Processes and Products, First Edition. Edited by Gordon R. Osinski and Elisabetta Pierazzo. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| ⓘ Moissanite Formula: SiC Reference: M.I. Novgorodova data |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Diamond' | 1.CB.10a | C |
| ⓘ | 'Moissanite' | 1.DA. | SiC |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.3.6.1 | C |
| ⓘ | Moissanite | 1.3.8.1 | SiC |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Moissanite | SiC |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Moissanite | SiC |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Late Jurassic - Middle Jurassic 145 - 174.1 Ma ID: 3152092 | East European, Pechora, Turanian plates |
| Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3186311 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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Puchezh-Katun astrobleme, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia