Preservation of biological markers in clasts within impact melt breccias from the Haughton impact structure, Devon Island

• Main Authors: Lindgren, P., Parnell, J., Bowden, S., Taylor, C., Osinski, G.R., Lee, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Devon Island
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/46257/

The 39 +/- 2 Ma Haughton impact structure on Devon Island comprises a thick target succession of sedimentary rocks, mainly carbonates. The carbonates contain pre-impact organic matter, including fossil biological markers. Haughton is located in an area where no major thermal event has affected the s...