Computer Science
Scientific paper
Aug 2001
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Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 1087-1095 (2001)
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The lake Lappajärvi impact crater lies in Paleoproterozoic Svecofennian metasedimentary rocks, on the western side of the Central Finland granitoid complex (~1.9 Ga). Two conflicting ages have been reported for the meteorite impact: an age of 77.3 +/- 0.4 Ma on the basis of Ar-Ar whole-rock data from impact melt samples and a paleomagnetic age of 195 Ma. During studies on impact crater indicator minerals at Lappajärvi, zircons with an atypical appearance were found in suevite boulders. These zircons seemed to have been affected by impact shock metamorphism and it was considered that they would be good candidates for ion microprobe U-Pb dating, allowing a new and independent age estimate for the impact event at Lappajärvi. Four spot analyses on two black-coated zircons plotted close to the upper intercept end of the concordia curve giving an approximate age of 1.8 Ga for the source rock. Seventeen analyses were done on three dull zircon grains showing patchy impact-related partial recrystallization. Most of these data fell fairly well on a single discordia line with intercept ages of 73.3 +/- 5.3 Ma and 1854 +/- 51 Ma. However, five of the data spots near the lower intercept end fell on the younger side of the line. This was interpreted to indicate post-impact loss of lead. Importantly, the new ion microprobe U-Pb age of 73.3 +/- 5.3 Ma is in a very good agreement with the previously reported Ar-Ar age.
Koivisto Marjatta
Mänttäri Irmeli
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