IMPACTITE - NO METEORITE
VERY INTERESTING IMPACTITE ORIGINATING FROM THE 38 MILLION YEARES OLD MULTIPLE IMPACT STRUCTURES AZUARA / RUBIELOS DE LA CERIDA LOCATED IN NORTHERN SPAIN.
THE AZUARA IMPACT WAS FOUND NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ALMONACID DE LA CUBA IN THE NORTHERN CENTRAL REGION OF THE ASTROBLEM.
PLEASE REFER TO THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE AZUARA AND RUBIELOS DE LA CERIDA MULTIPLE IMPACT STRUCTURE IN METEORITE MAGAZIN ISSUE FROM AUGUST 2003 PAGES 32 - 39
WITHIN A DENSE TO POROUS AND EVEN FOAMY GREYISH CARBONATE MATRIX, COMPONENTS OF BRIGHT WHITE COLOUR ARE EMBEDED WHICH ARE IN MANY CASES EXTREMELY VESICULAR.
THIS BRECCIA IS FROM AN EXTENSIVE DEPOSITE THAT MIGHT BE THE RESULT OF AN EXPANDED, TURBULENT AND DILUTE FLOW BY INCLUSION OF CARBONATE MELT SIMILAR TO VOLCANIC SURGES.
BEAUTIFUL ENDPIECE WITH APPROX. DIM.: 35 X 130 X 150 MM, WEIGHT 800 GRAMME ( 28.30 OZ). AGE: 38 MILLION YEARS.
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