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Geological feature in bedrock resulting from extreme mechanical shock
Shatter cones are rare geological features that are only known to form in the bedrock beneath meteorite impact craters or underground nuclear explosions
Shatter_cone
Impact structure in Western Australia
represent the central uplift of the structure. Evidence of the impact is shatter cones found in the Antarctic Creek Member, a 20-metre-thick (66 ft) layer
Miralga_impact_structure
Impact crater in southern Germany
Beitrag zur Shatter-Cone-Bildung (Steinheimer Impaktkrater, Deutschland). In: Aufschluss. 2018, 69(6), S. 370–376. Johannes Baier: Zur Shatter-Cone-Bildung
Steinheim_crater
Shock-wave related deformation and heating of rocks during collisions
have been reported. Shatter cones have a distinctively conical shape that radiates from the top of the cones repeating cone-on-cone, at various scales
Shock_metamorphism
Largest verified impact structure on Earth
structure's impact origin was established in 1961 by the location of shatter cones by American geologists Robert S. Dietz and Robert B. Hargraves, after
Vredefort_impact_structure
Impact crater in New Mexico
noticed shatter cones in the rocks in a decades-old road cut on New Mexico State Road 475 between Santa Fe and Hyde Memorial State Park. Shatter cones are
Santa_Fe_impact_structure
Islands in Lake Superior
(striae) that radiate from the top (apex) of the cone. The Slate Islands are home to a shatter cone measuring 9 m (30 ft), one of the largest examples
Slate_Islands_(Ontario)
Vertical nested structure like tightly packed ice cream cones stacked inside one another
either shatter cones such as are produced by meteorite impacts, or with shear cones like those developed in coals. Both these structures differ from cone-in-cone
Cone-in-cone_structures
Impact crater in the United States
Midwestern United States. The upfaulted central portion and the presence of shatter cone structures support the impact origin. Wiggers, Ray (1997). Geology Underfoot
Des_Plaines_crater
Narrow pass through the Cumberland Mountains in the US
1966 Robert Dietz discovered shatter cones in nearby sandstone, proving recent speculation. Shatter cones, a rock-shattering pattern naturally formed only
Cumberland_Gap
Impact structure in Ontario, Canada
features that were said to be distinctive of meteorite impacts, including shatter cones and shock-deformed quartz crystals in the underlying rock. Geologists
Sudbury_Basin
Cone produced when an object passes through a solid
crescentic impact marks sometimes seen on pebbles and cobbles, and the shatter cones found at bolide impact sites. James Byous, working independently (at
Hertzian_cone
Form of the mineral quartz, found in nuclear test sites and meteor impact zones
breccia and pseudotachylite, of Ries crater. Lechatelierite Seifertite Shatter cone Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1959). Impact mechanics at Meteor crater, Arizona
Shocked_quartz
Moldavite Ordovician meteor event Philippinite Planar deformation features Shatter cone Shock metamorphism Shocked quartz Stishovite Suevite Tektite Research
List of impact structures on Earth
List_of_impact_structures_on_Earth
Prehistoric asteroid impact in southeast Pacific Ocean
Moldavite Ordovician meteor event Philippinite Planar deformation features Shatter cone Shock metamorphism Shocked quartz Stishovite Suevite Tektite Research
Eltanin_impact
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up cone or coning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cone is a basic geometrical shape. Cone may also refer to: Cone (category theory) Cone (formal
Cone_(disambiguation)
Circular depression in a solid astronomical body formed by the impact of a smaller object
presence of rock that has undergone shock-metamorphic effects, such as shatter cones, melted rocks, and crystal deformations. The problem is that these materials
Impact_crater
Impact crater of Northern Territory
It was only discovered by the identification of shatter cones near its centre. The central shatter cone locality is surrounded by a 20 by 12 km (12.4 by
Amelia_Creek_crater
Impact crater in Luna, Gujarat, India
(Acacia nilotica and Prosopis juliflora). The rim, with upturned beds and shatter cone, has no hard rocks. X-ray analysis of the materials adhering to meteorite
Luna_crater
Impact structure in Indiana, United States
when two farmers began to quarry crushed rock there. The presence of shatter cones and deformed bedrock led geologists to conclude by the late 1960s that
Kentland_crater
Impact structure in Northern Territory
proposed in the 1960s, the strongest evidence coming from the abundance of shatter cones. In the past the crater has been the target of petroleum exploration
Gosses_Bluff_impact_structure
Impact structure in the United States
estimated age of 600 million years (Neoproterozoic), the impact's original shatter cones along the impact structure's perimeter provide some of the structure's
Beaverhead_impact_structure
Lake in Finland
crater remnant, which was discovered in 2003 by amateur geologists. Shatter cones, horsetail-shaped formations in rocks specifically formed in meteor
Keurusselkä
Impact crater in Tennessee
to the surface. The center of the crater contains some of the finest shatter cones in the world. Many have been collected and are on display around the
Wells_Creek_crater
Geologic structure formed from impact on a planetary surface
by the presence of shocked minerals (particularly shocked quartz), shatter cones, geochemical evidence of extraterrestrial material or other methods
Impact_structure
Impact crater in South Australia
Gostin. The evidence for impact includes the presence of shatter cones and shocked quartz in shattered bedrock on islands within Lake Acraman. The impact structure
Acraman_impact_structure
Highlands on Earth's Moon
July 1971 to examine shatter cones. Sudbury is a site of a large meteor impact exhibiting substantial evidence of shatter cone geology. In the Descartes
Descartes_Highlands
Impact structure in Western Australia
the extent of impact comes from the presence of shocked quartz and shatter cones in outcrops of granite interpreted to be near the centre of the original
Yarrabubba_impact_structure
Impact crater in Kentucky
Dietz discovered shatter cones in sandstone, which led to the further identification of shocked quartz. Shatter cones, a rock shattering pattern naturally
Middlesboro_crater
German DJ
Disorder (2014) Helena Hauff Meets Andreas Gehm (2014, with Andreas Gehm) Shatter Cone (2014) Lex Tertia (2014) Have You Been There, Have You Seen It (2017)
Helena_Hauff
Impact crater in east Texas
ruled out by reflection seismology and the discovery of features like shatter cones strongly associated with meteoric origin. Odessa Meteor Crater Sierra
Marquez_crater
Large craton in Western Australia
dated meteorite impact crater, until the discovery of evidence such as shatter cones confirming the existence of the 3.47 billion year old North Pole Crater
Yilgarn_Craton
but not until 1993 was the impact structure finally confirmed. Long shatter cones have been discovered in the southwestern part of the bay. The remains
Lumparn
Pair of geological features in Libya
lack of identifiable shatter cones at both structures. Instead, the striations which were previously reported as shatter cones were identified as ventifacts
Arkenu_structures
Impact crater in Texas, United States
detected within 13,000 ft (4,000 m) of the surface. The discovery of shatter cones, impact breccias, and shocked quartz in the 1960s, along with supporting
Sierra_Madera_crater
Meteorite impact crater in Bavaria, Germany
high-pressure minerals (coesite, stishovite) has not yet been found. The shatter cones described from the Wipfelsfurt are only poorly developed, so their interpretation
Nördlinger_Ries
Impact crater in Northern Territory, Australia
9–12 km diameter. Evidence for an impact origin includes the presence of shatter cones and shocked quartz in outcrops of deformed sandstone at the center of
Goyder_crater
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
Moldavite Ordovician meteor event Philippinite Planar deformation features Shatter cone Shock metamorphism Shocked quartz Stishovite Suevite Tektite Research
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
Henbury_Meteorites_Conservation_Reserve
Rock created or modified by impact of a meteorite
transformed by shock metamorphism caused by the impact. They include shatter cones and high-pressure minerals, for example coesite and stishovite. When
Impactite
Impact crater in Lithuania
impact site. The crater was reported in 1978, as proven by occurrence of shatter cones and impact glass in drill-core samples acquired during a geophysical
Vepriai_crater
Impact structure in Saskatchewan, Canada
surface. The central peak complex of faulted metamorphic rocks displays shatter cones, planar deformation features, pseudotachylyte veins, and impact melts
Carswell_impact_structure
Circular arc along the Hudson Bay coastline
exposures that occur within the region of the Nastapoka arc and found no shatter cones, suevite-type or other unusual melt rocks, pseudotachylite or mylonite
Nastapoka_arc
Asteroid impact site in Quebec, Canada
impact structure was first realized in 1965 after the discovery of many shatter cones in the area. Other evidence for impact includes planar deformation features
Charlevoix_impact_structure
Natural park of France
indicators for its existence are ejecta blankets (breccias and suevites), shatter cones and thrust faults. Besides the common minerals quartz, alkali feldspar
Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin
Parc_naturel_régional_Périgord_Limousin
Impact crater in Brazil
deformed Permo-Carboniferous sediments. Evidences of impact origin include shatter cones, impact breccias, and shocked quartz. In 2026, according to the pre-existing
Araguainha_crater
Impact crater in Tennessee
raised 250 m (820 ft) above their normal position and locally contain shatter cones. In the rim surrounding the crater, Ordovician limestone has been uplifted
Flynn_Creek_crater
Impact crater
miles) and is partially exposed, however it has eroded significantly. Shatter cones are associated with this impact structure. As the target rocks impacted
Glover_Bluff_crater
Rock composed of angular fragments
and/or an association with other products of impact cratering such as shatter cones, impact glass, shocked minerals, and chemical and isotopic evidence
Breccia
Impact crater in Illinois
as a probable impact structure. In the 1980s, scientists identified shatter cones. Geologists estimate the meteor released a large amount of energy, roughly
Glasford_crater
Fifth crewed Moon landing
years ago by a large meteorite. The Sudbury Basin shows evidence of shatter cone geology, familiarizing the Apollo crew with geologic evidence of a meteorite
Apollo_16
suevites, several impact breccias, planar deformation features (PDFs), shatter cones and many local thrusts in the basement still document this event. Structurally
Geology_of_the_Massif_Central
AOUDJEHANE, M. (2016). "The Agoudal (High Atlas Mountains, Morocco) shatter cone conundrum: A recent meteorite fall onto the remnant of an impact site"
List of impact structures in Africa
List_of_impact_structures_in_Africa
Crater lake in Ghana
and confirm its origin by meteorite impact. Shock features such as shatter cones are largely overgrown by vegetation or covered by the lake. However
Lake_Bosumtwi
Sedimentary rocks made of mineral or rock fragments
Identifying a clastic rock as an impact breccia requires recognising shatter cones, tektites, spherulites, and the morphology of an impact crater, as well
Clastic_rock
Impact crater in Western Australia
geological structure has been a puzzle since the 1950s, but it was not until shatter cones were discovered it the centre in the late 1970s that it was realized
Spider_crater
Lake in Maharashtra, India
layers comprising the rim, of shocked breccia inside the crater, of shatter cones, and of the non-volcanic ejecta blanket surrounding the crater all support
Lonar_Lake
Eroded remnant of an impact crater in Queensland, Australia
origin of this circular feature was uncertain until the discovery of shatter cones and shocked quartz from uplifted rocks at the centre was reported in
Lawn_Hill_crater
Lake in Finland
direction due to glaciation, but Karikkoselkä is strikingly round. Many shatter cones, rock formations that form under the extreme pressures of impact, have
Karikkoselkä
Impact structure in Western Australia
definitive evidence for this hypothesis, including the presence of shatter cones and shocked quartz. The feature has a central circular region of uplifted
Shoemaker_impact_structure
Township in Ontario, Canada
features the highest lighthouse on Lake Superior, the largest known shatter cone in the world, abandoned gold mines, and wildlife including the largest
Terrace_Bay
Uninhabited island in Nunavut, Canada
Nature, Vol. 266, No. 5602. 1977. Robertson, Peter, and G. D. Mason. Shatter Cones from Haughton Dome, Devon Island, Canada. 1975. Thorsteinsson, R., and
Devon_Island
Impact crater in Brazil
impact origin is attested by the presence of impact breccias, quartzite shatter cones, and shocked quartz. The meteorite is believed to have struck the surface
Serra_da_Cangalha
Impact crater in Northern Territory, Australia
1973, the evidence for impact coming principally from an abundance of shatter cones at the site. The surface expression of Kelly West comprises a circular
Kelly_West_crater
Old and stable part of the continental lithosphere located in Pilbara, Western Australia
be subsurface for more than half its area. In 2025 the discovery of shatter cones near Marble Bar was announced, confirming the 3.47 billion year old
Pilbara_Craton
Impact crater in the country of India
crater indicates a fall back material. Crawford, after discovering shatter coned colluvium in the middle of the crater, was first to suggest that this
Ramgarh_crater
Meteorite impact crater in Brazil
along the rim) supported the interpretation of an impact origin, but no shatter cones or shocked quartz were found at the time. The crater is severely eroded
Riachão_Ring
amounts of shock metamorphism, which can be determined from the size of a shatter cone created from the impact. This could mean that suessite is formed due
Suessite
Crater in Taivalkoski, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
the region. Later amateur geologist Jarmo Moilanen also discovered shatter cones within the impact structure. Saarijärvi is the only currently accepted
Saarijärvi_crater
Series of sculptures by Jeff Koons
tapping the object with her index finger, causing it to topple over and shatter. The limited edition in Limoges porcelain was produced by the French company
Balloon_Dog
Impact crater lake in Canada
island. Planar deformation features, diaplectic glass, melt rocks, and shatter cones have been identified. "Mistastin". Earth Impact Database. Planetary
Mistastin_crater
Impact crater in Western Australia
the evidence including breccia containing melted rocks, silica glass, shatter cones and shocked quartz. Drilling shows that the crater is filled with about
Goat_Paddock_crater
City in Northern Ontario, Canada
astronauts trained in Sudbury to become familiar with impact breccia and shatter cones, rare rock formations produced by large meteorite impacts. However,
Greater_Sudbury
Edible seeds of certain species of pines
striking of the burlap bag containing the cone(s) against a rough surface to cause the cone(s) to shatter, leaving just the job of separating by hand
Pine_nut
Large freshwater lake in Jiangsu, China
circular structure is the result of a meteor impact, which resulted in shatter cones, shock-metamorphosed quartz, microtektites, and shock-metamorphic unloading
Lake_Tai
Asteroid impact structure in France
breccia, breccia dikes, melt veins, pseudotachylites, cataclasites, shatter cones, megablocks, in the target rocks beneath and around the breccia deposits
Rochechouart_impact_structure
Upheaval Dome (as a salt dome). The presence of shock metamorphism and shatter cones are important criteria in favor of an impact interpretation, though
List of possible impact structures on Earth
List_of_possible_impact_structures_on_Earth
Impact crater in central Western Australia
sandstone, but is largely covered by sand dunes. The recent discovery of shatter cones and microscopic shock effects is reliable evidence for an impact origin
Glikson_crater
Impact crater in Brazil
The impact origin of the structure is attested by the presence of shatter cones and shocked quartz grains. In 1978, Brazilian geologists A. Paiva Filho
Vargeão_Dome
Meteorite crater in Algeria
center and evaporating. The rim of the crater is studded with breccia. Shatter cones are also located at the crater. On the internal walls of the craters
Amguid_crater
Lake in Finland
Finland measuring 89.0 metres (292.0 ft) in the deepest point. In 2001, shatter cones were found in Kuukkarinselkä making it the 6th known impact crater in
Suvasvesi
Impact crater in north Alaska
rocks from near the surface to a total depth of 1,225 m (4,019 ft). Shatter cones and other evidence of impact origin was found. In 1995, geologists from
Avak_crater
Lake in Finland
was inferred from the anomaly and the deep, and proven by identifying shatter cones and planar deformation features in glacial erratics adjacent to the
Summasjärvi
Impact crater in São Paulo, Brazil
sinkholes. As of 2011 there were no reports of definite evidence, such as shatter cones or shocked quartz. To find such evidence one would have to drill through
Colônia_crater
Survey Organization and other exploration groups, who discovered the shatter cones at Lawn Hill, Queensland, and at Amelia Creek in the Davenport Ranges
Meanings of minor-planet names: 21001–22000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_21001–22000
Stone tool
rock's grain, texture, the presence of joints, veins, impurities or shatter cones etc. In order to study the use of individual items it is necessary to
Hand_axe
Impact structure in Libya
grains. At both structures, they found a lack of meteorite fragments, shatter cones, megascopic breccia, Ne-Fe spherules, impact melt, or impact glass.
Oasis_Impact_Structure
Submerged crater in Ontario, Canada
limestone and are thought to be representative of local bedrock. Neither shatter cones nor breccia were reported as having been observed among these rocks
Charity_Shoal_crater
Possible impact crater in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
breccias resembling suevite and striated joint surfaces resembling crude shatter cones in sandstones and basalts. In addition, the first mineral deformation
Cerro_do_Jarau_crater
American geophysicist and oceanographer (1914–1995)
discovered a number of other impact craters. He championed the use of shatter cones as evidence for ancient impact structures. He received the Walter H
Robert_S._Dietz
French researcher (born 1982)
before to move again to Canada for his postdoctoral researches on shatter cones and associated shock-induced microdeformations in minerals (at the University
Ludovic_Ferrière
one of the few places in Finland where fossils have been found. Long shatter cones have been discovered in the southwestern part of the bay. Orrdalsklint
Geology_of_Åland
Impact crater of Northern Territory
1971 after the discovery of evidence diagnostic of impact including shatter cones and shocked quartz. The circular topographic feature is around 16 km
Strangways_crater
impact structures of the world The impact breccia page The suevite page Shatter cones Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine EDEIS Expert Database on
Rubielos de la Cérida impact structure
Rubielos_de_la_Cérida_impact_structure
Brazilian geologist
northern Brazil. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Wiley. 2014 - Shatter cones and planar deformation features confirm Santa Marta in Piauí State,
Álvaro_Penteado_Crósta
Crater in the Santos Basin
Further investigation is needed to acquire data on shock metamorphism and shatter cones. Brazil portal Geology portal List of possible impact structures on
Praia_Grande_crater
Circular feature in the Sahara
associated with impact craters, such as target rocks, breccias, pseudo-shatter cones, and circular morphology, the authors concluded: "[T]here are [sic]
Kebira_Crater
Israeli physicist (born 1956)
"Dynamic fracture by large extraterrestrial impacts as the origin of shatter cones". Nature. 418 (6895): 310–313. Bibcode:2002Natur.418..310S. doi:10.1038/nature00903
Jay_Fineberg
American academic (1935–2011)
Odessa, Texas. He built a large collection of meteorites, tektites, and shatter cones, many of which are on display at the Mt. San Antonio College Planetarium
Ronald_N._Hartman
Satu; Moilainen, Jarmo (March 2007). "Keurusselkä - distribution of shatter cones" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science. XXXVIII (1338): 1762. Bibcode:2007LPI
Impact_structures_in_Finland
Exposed impact crater in Libya
grains. At both structures, they found a lack of meteorite fragments, shatter cones, megascopic breccia, Ne-Fe spherules, or impact glass. The lack of these
BP_Impact_Structure
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