Meyers meteorite crater, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Meyers meteorite crater | Crater |
| Coolgardie | City |
| Coolgardie Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 58' 40'' South , 121° 14' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coolgardie | 802 (2016) | 8.5km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 31.9km |
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 33.6km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 33.9km |
Circular and geologically young (Miocene to Pleistocene) meteorite impact crater filled with sediments and located next to the town of Coolgardie.
The crater was discovered in 2017, is 800 m in diameter and estimated to be >140 m deep based on seismic measurements.
The pre-impact bedrock is Archean greenstone, which hosts numerous gold occurrences and mines surrounding the crater. The crater is filled with a polymict impact breccia of mixed greenstone rocks from below and surrounds near its base.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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