Emplacement of the megablock zone in the Chicxulub crater, Yucatan, Mexico

Joke Belza; Steven Goderis; Philippe Claeys

Emplacement of the megablock zone in the Chicxulub crater, Yucatan, Mexico

Joke Belza, Steven Goderis, Philippe Claeys

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Abstract

Strontium isotope stratigraphy applied to the Cretaceous sequence present in the Yaxcopoil core drilled in 2002 in the Chicxulub crater (Yucatan) demonstrates that the megablocks preserved their original pre-impact orientation. No overturned unit has been identified at the level of resolution, setting constraints on the emplacement mechanisms taking place in this part of the megablock zone during the cratering process 65 million years ago.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	European Planetary Science Congress EPSC-2010, Rome, Italy
Volume	5
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 21 Sept 2009 → 25 Sept 2009

Publication series

Name	European Planetary Science Congress EPSC-2010, Rome, Italy
Number	562

Conference

Conference	Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Period	21/09/09 → 25/09/09

Keywords

impact crater
Chicxulub
Mexico

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http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2010/EPSC2010-562-1.pdf

OZR1971: Planetary Science and Bio-Geo-Evolution of Earth
Claeys, P.
1/01/10 → 31/12/11
Project: Fundamental
OZR1972: Isotope geology
Keppens, E.
1/01/10 → 31/12/11
Project: Fundamental

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Belza, J, Goderis, S & Claeys, P 2010, Emplacement of the megablock zone in the Chicxulub crater, Yucatan, Mexico. in European Planetary Science Congress EPSC-2010, Rome, Italy. vol. 5, European Planetary Science Congress EPSC-2010, Rome, Italy, no. 562, Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden, 21/09/09. <http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2010/EPSC2010-562-1.pdf>

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Emplacement of the megablock zone in the Chicxulub crater, Yucatan, Mexico

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OZR1971: Planetary Science and Bio-Geo-Evolution of Earth

OZR1972: Isotope geology

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