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Aouelloul crater, Chinguetti, Adrar Region, Mauritaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Aouelloul crater | Impact Crater |
| Chinguetti | Department |
| Adrar Region | Region |
| Mauritania | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 14' 27'' North , 12° 20' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
3 ± 0.3 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chingueṭṭi | 4,711 (2017) | 24.7km |
Small impact crater (0.39 km in diameter), 3.1 Ma old.
Exposed in the Akchar Desert, in an area of Ordovician Oujeft and Zli sandstone.
Occurrence of impact glass around the southern and eastern parts of the crater rim, suggesting an oblique impact (Ould Mohamed Navee et al., 2024).
"The Zerga meteorite was found in 1973 immediately outside the crater rim to the south southeast, but scientists are unsure if it is the same meteorite (or even a part of it) that formed the crater." (Wikipedia)
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aouelloul_crater |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q616287 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Taoudenni basinBasin
- West African CratonCraton
- Mali BasinShield
North Africa
- Sahara DesertDesert
Northwest Africa MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations
West AfricaUN Subregion
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References
Leonard, Frederick C. (1955) MINERAL FORMULAS, THE CLASSIFICATIONAL SEQUENCE, AND THE AOUELLOUL CRATER. Meteoritics, 1 (3). 324-327 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1955.tb01357.x
Fleischer, R.L., Peice, P.B. (1967) Ages of impact glasses from the Ashanti and Aouelloul craters: A correction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (12) 2451-2452 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90017-8
O'Keefe, John A. (1971) Physical chemistry of the Aouelloul glass. Journal of Geophysical Research, 76 (26) 6428-6439 doi:10.1029/jb076i026p06428
Cressy, Philip J., Schnetzler, C. C., French, Bevan M. (1972) Aouelloul glass: Aluminum 26 limit and some geochemical comparisons with Zli sandstone. Journal of Geophysical Research, 77 (17) 3043-3051 doi:10.1029/jb077i017p03043
Fudali, R.F., Cressy, Philip J. (1976) Investigation of a new stony meteorite from Mauritania with some additional data on its find site: Aouelloul crater. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 30 (2) 262-268 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(76)90253-3
O'Keefe, John A. (1987) ZHAMANSHIN AND AOUELLOUL: CRATERS PRODUCED BY IMPACT OF TEKTITE-LIKE GLASSES?. Meteoritics, 22 (3) 219-228 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1987.tb00620.x
Matsubara, Kayo, Matsuda, Jun-Ichi, Koeberl, Christian (1991) Noble gases and K-Ar ages in Aouelloul, Zhamanshin, and Libyan Desert impact glasses. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 55 (10) 2951-2955 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(91)90460-m
KOEBERL, CHRISTIAN, REIMOLD, WOLF UWE, SHIREY, STEVEN B. (1998) The Aouelloul crater, Mauritania: On the problem of confirming the impact origin of a small crater. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 33 (3) 513-517 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01655.x
