A case study of impact-induced hydrothermal activity: The Haughton impact structure, Devon Island, Canadian High Arctic

• Main Authors: Osinski, Gordon R., Lee, Pascal, Parnell, John, Spray, John G., Baron, Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Meteoritics & Planetary Science Archives 2005
• Subjects: Geothermometry;Haughton impact structure;Hydrothermal deposits;Impact craters;Fluid inclusions; Arctic; Devon Island
• Online Access: https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/maps/article/view/15213

The well-preserved state and excellent exposure at the 39 Ma Haughton impact structure, 23 km in diameter, allows a clearer picture to be made of the nature and distribution of hydrothermal deposits within mid-size complex impact craters. A moderate- to low-temperature hydrothermal system was genera...