Rubielos de la Cérida impact basin, Rubielos de la Cérida, Teruel, Aragon, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rubielos de la Cérida impact basin | Impact Structure |
| Rubielos de la Cérida | Municipality |
| Teruel | Province |
| Aragon | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Group of Countries |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 45' 16'' North , 1° 11' 53'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
439372
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:439372:9
GUID (UUID V4):
83ccbdc1-405b-4e3b-ba60-df2714e83b8e
The Rubielos de la Cérida impact basin is about 70 km long. Like the adjacent Azuara impact structure, it lies within sedimentary rocks: Tertiary molasse sediments about 1000 – 2000 m thick, over Mesozoic sediments, over roughly 10 km thick Paleozoics, much of it loosely bound sediments and carbonates. The impact evidence comprises structural features, abundant monomictic and polymictic breccias and breccia dikes, extensive megabreccias and petrographical significance in the form of impact glass and shock metamorphism.
Quartzite cobbles within the Triassic Buntsandstein conglomerates in the area show features related to shock-wave propagation through inhomogeneous deposits, specifically impact shock internal accelerations, grain collisions, and spallation (Ernstson et al, 2001).
Coordinates are at about the middle of the central uplift.
Impact origin questioned.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubielos_de_la_C%C3%A9rida_impact_structure |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q7376105 |
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Rubielos de la Cérida impact basin, Rubielos de la Cérida, Teruel, Aragon, Spain