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Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia i
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Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Rutile

Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Rutile

Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Maskelynite

Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Rutile

Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Type:

Impact Crater

Age:

35.7 ± 0.2 Ma

Geologic Time:

Eocene

Mindat Locality ID:

56579

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:56579:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Popigayskii

Other Languages:

Russian:

Попигайский импактный кратер, Таймырский Долгано-Ненецкий район, Красноярский край, Россия

35 Ma age (Eocene).

Huge impact crater about 90 km in diameter. Impactor is thought to have been betweeen 5 km and 8 km in diameter. It is possible this impact triggered the Eocene-Oligocene extinction event.

Layered and irregular/massive diamond grains have been reported to contain "lonsdaleite", amorphous carbon, graphite and fullerene-like/onion-like carbon. The first impact diamonds containing the latter are described from here. There is a possibility that the fullerene-like carbon is a relic.

800 boreholes (up to 1500 m deep) with a total length of over 100,000 meters

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ⓘ Diamond

Mineral List

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25 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Gneiss

ⓘ Suevite

ⓘ 'Tagamite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Shchukina, E.V., Afanasiev, V.P., Lobov, K.V., Malygina, E.V. and Pokhilenko, N.P., 2017, March. New data on the composition of tagamites of the Popigai astrobleme. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 473, No. 1, pp. 333-337). Pleiades Publishing.

ⓘ Albite var. Andesine

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]

References:

ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]

References:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂

References:

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

References:

ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

References:

ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

References:

ⓘ Chaoite

Formula: C

References:

Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) analytical data.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

ⓘ Cordierite

Formula: Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈

References:

Vishnevsky, S., & Montanari, A. (1999). Popigai impact structure (Arctic Siberia, Russia): Geology, petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology of glass-bearing impactites. Special Papers-Geological Society Of America, 19-60.

ⓘ Cristobalite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

MASAITIS, V. L. (1998) Popigai crater: Origin and distribution of diamond-bearing impactites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 33 (2) 349-359 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01639.x

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

Localities:

Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Skalnoe deposit, Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

ⓘ Diamond var. Nano-Polycrystalline Diamond

Formula: C

Localities:

ⓘ Ferrosilite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆

References:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Skalnoe deposit, Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

References:

Ohfuji, H., Irifune, T., Litasov, K. D., Yamashita, T., Isobe, F., Afanasiev, V. P., & Pokhilenko, N. P. (2015). Natural occurrence of pure nano-polycrystalline diamond from impact crater. Scientific reports, 5, 14702.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

Sonin, Valeri, Egor Zhimulev, Aleksei Chepurov, Ivan Gryaznov, Anatoly Chepurov, Valentin Afanasiev, and Nikolai Pokhilenko. 2021. "Experimental Etching of Diamonds: Extrapolation to Impact Diamonds from the Popigai Crater (Russia)" Minerals 11, no. 11: 1229. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11111229

Chepurov, Anatoly, Goryainov, Sergey, Gromilov, Sergey, Zhimulev, Egor, Sonin, Valeriy, Chepurov, Aleksey, Karpovich, Zakhar, Afanasiev, Valentin, Pokhilenko, Nikolay (2023) HPHT-Treated Impact Diamonds from the Popigai Crater (Siberian Craton): XRD and Raman Spectroscopy Evidence. Minerals, 13 (2) 154 doi:10.3390/min13020154

ⓘ Hercynite

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂O₄

References:

ⓘ 'Hypersthene'

Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO₃

References:

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

ⓘ Lechatelierite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Vishnevsky, S. A. (2003) Suevite-Tagamite Megamixtures: an Impact Formation on the Floor of the Popigai Suevite Strata. Large Meteorite Impacts.

ⓘ Lonsdaleite

Formula: C

Localities:

Skalnoe deposit, Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

ⓘ 'Maskelynite'

References:

Lapis 29(9):12 (2004)

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

References:

ⓘ 'Moissanite-15R'

Formula: SiC

Locality: Skalnoe deposit, Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

References:

Gromilov, S. A., Afanasiev, V. P., & Pokhilenko, N. P. (2018, August). Moissanites of the Popigai Astrobleme. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 481, No. 2, pp. 997-999). Pleiades Publishing.

ⓘ 'Moissanite-4H'

Formula: SiC

Locality: Skalnoe deposit, Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

References:

Gromilov, S. A., Afanasiev, V. P., & Pokhilenko, N. P. (2018, August). Moissanites of the Popigai Astrobleme. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 481, No. 2, pp. 997-999). Pleiades Publishing.

ⓘ 'Moissanite-6H'

Formula: SiC

Locality: Skalnoe deposit, Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

References:

Gromilov, S. A., Afanasiev, V. P., & Pokhilenko, N. P. (2018, August). Moissanites of the Popigai Astrobleme. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 481, No. 2, pp. 997-999). Pleiades Publishing.

ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(PO₄)

References:

Joan Rosell

ⓘ Mullite

Formula: Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x

References:

MASAITIS, V. L. (1998) Popigai crater: Origin and distribution of diamond-bearing impactites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 33 (2) 349-359 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01639.x

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

ⓘ Native Nickel

Formula: Ni

References:

(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 1, Apr. 1975, p. 43-47.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 1, Mar.-Apr. 1975, p. 88, 89. Translation.

ⓘ Native Silicon

Formula: Si

Locality: Skalnoe deposit, Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

References:

Gromilov, S. A., Afanasiev, V. P., & Pokhilenko, N. P. (2018, August). Moissanites of the Popigai Astrobleme. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 481, No. 2, pp. 997-999). Pleiades Publishing.

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

References:

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 1, Apr. 1975, p. 43-47.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 1, Mar.-Apr. 1975, p. 88, 89. Translation.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 1, Apr. 1975, p. 43-47.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 1, Mar.-Apr. 1975, p. 88, 89. Translation.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

References:

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Ni,Fe)

References:

(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 1, Apr. 1975, p. 43-47.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 1, Mar.-Apr. 1975, p. 88, 89. Translation.

ⓘ Tridymite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

MASAITIS, V. L. (1998) Popigai crater: Origin and distribution of diamond-bearing impactites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 33 (2) 349-359 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01639.x

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 1, Apr. 1975, p. 43-47.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 1, Mar.-Apr. 1975, p. 88, 89. Translation.

ⓘ 'UM2003-04-E:C'

Formula: C

References:

El Goresy, A., Dubrinovsky, L.S., Gillet, P., Mostefaoui, S., Graup, G., Drakopoulos, M., Simionovici, A.S., Swamy, V., Masaitis, V.L. (2003): A new natural, super-hard, transparent polymorph of carbon from the Popigai impact crater, Russia. C.R. Geosci.: 335, 889-898

Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (2004) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 89, 894–897.p.896

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Locality: Skalnoe deposit, Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure), Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

References:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Nickel	1.AA.05	Ni
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Ni,Fe)
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
ⓘ	Chaoite	1.CB.05b	C
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
ⓘ	var. Nano-Polycrystalline Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
ⓘ	Lonsdaleite	1.CB.10b	C
ⓘ	Native Silicon	1.CB.15	Si
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hercynite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Tridymite	4.DA.10	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cristobalite	4.DA.15	SiO₂
ⓘ	Lechatelierite	4.DA.30	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Monazite-(Ce)	8.AD.50	Ce(PO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Mullite	9.AF.20	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x
ⓘ	Cordierite	9.CJ.10	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
ⓘ	Ferrosilite	9.DA.05	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	var. Andesine	9.FA.35	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	var. Bytownite	9.FA.35	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
ⓘ	var. Labradorite	9.FA.35	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
ⓘ	Albite var. Oligoclase	9.FA.35	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Hypersthene'	-	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
ⓘ	'Moissanite-6H'	-	SiC
ⓘ	'Moissanite-15R'	-	SiC
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Maskelynite'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Moissanite-4H'	-	SiC
ⓘ	'UM2003-04-E:C'	-	C

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Chaoite	C
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
C	ⓘ Lonsdaleite	C
C	ⓘ Moissanite-6H	SiC
C	ⓘ Moissanite-15R	SiC
C	ⓘ Moissanite-4H	SiC
C	ⓘ Diamond var. Nano-Polycrystalline Diamond	C
C	ⓘ UM2003-04-E:C	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
O	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
O	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Ferrosilite	Fe₂²⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
O	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Lechatelierite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Mullite	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x
O	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
Mg	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
Al	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Mullite	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x
Al	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
Si	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Ferrosilite	Fe₂²⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Si	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Lechatelierite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Mullite	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x
Si	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Native Silicon	Si
Si	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Moissanite-6H	SiC
Si	ⓘ Moissanite-15R	SiC
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Moissanite-4H	SiC
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ferrosilite	Fe₂²⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Nickel	Ni
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

513 Ma (Cambrian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

516 Ma (Cambrian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Paradoxides (Eccaparadoxides) subgenus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Paradoxididae : Paradoxides : *Paradoxides (Eccaparadoxides)*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Aldonaia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Protolenidae : *Aldonaia*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian

Fossil Localities

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Russia

Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
  - Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure)
    - Cambrian🐚 Malaya-Kuonamka and Maspaky Rivers

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popigai_impact_structure

Localities in this Region

Russia

Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
  - Popigai impact crater (Popigai impact structure)
    - Skalnoe deposit

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Russia

Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Anabarsk massifMassif

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References

www.nature.com (n.d.) https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14702.pdf

Masaitis, V.L., Mikhailov, M.V., and Selivanovskaya, T.V. (1972): Popigai Basin - an explosion meteorite crater. Meteoritics, 7 (1), 39-46.

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