THE KAMENETSK IMPACT STRUKTURE – A NEW METEORITE-IMPACT CRATER IN THE UKRAINIAN SHIELD

• Date: 2017
• Main Authors: Gurov, E.P., Nikolaenko, N.A., Shevchuk, E.A., Prisyazhnyuk, V.A., Yamnichenko, A.Yu.
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Institute of Geological Sciences, NAS of Ukraine 2017
• Subjects: impact structure; lithic breccia; shock metamorphism; planar deformation features
• Online Access: http://geojournal.igs-nas.org.ua/article/view/121407
• Journal Title: Geological journal

 The Kamenetsk impact structure is a deeply eroded simple bowl-shaped crater located on the southern slope of the Ukrainian Shield in the basin of the Ingul River. Determination of characteristic features of shock metamorphism in the rocks of the Kamenetsk structure proves its impact origin and refu...