On the Backs of Giants – Geology of the Kentland Impact Structure, Newton County (Kentland) Quarry, Indiana (USA) – Building on Ray Gutschick’s Legacy

Author(s)
John C. Weber, P.D. Elmore, C. Hamilton, A. Alder, Christian Koeberl, M. Pope
Abstract

We summarize and then build on the three decades of geological mapping and analyses done by Ray Gutschick at the Newton County (Kentland) quarry. We present our own new data and ideas on the kinematics and significance of radial faults, shock metamorphism, petrography and diagenesis of impact breccia dikes, impactite geochemistry, and a preliminary new paleomagnetically determined Jurassic age for the crater. We list and describe the stops for this field excursion.

Organisation(s)
Department of Lithospheric Research
External organisation(s)
Grand Valley State University, University of Oklahoma, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHM), Texas A&M University
Pages
393–407
No. of pages
15
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1130/2018.0051(15)
Publication date
2018
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105105 Geochemistry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Earth-Surface Processes, Geology, Palaeontology, Stratigraphy
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/60a2768e-1327-4ade-a3d0-cf90c953c3a0