Cali Crater, Cauca Department, Colombiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cali Crater | Impact Crater |
| Cauca Department | Department |
| Colombia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
3° 15' North , 76° 24' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
3.28 ± 0.07 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Tejada | 53,674 (2018) | 2.8km |
| Padilla | 4,472 (2018) | 10.1km |
| Jamundí | 44,833 (2016) | 15.0km |
| Corinto | 16,579 (2018) | 17.5km |
| Candelaria | 23,989 (2018) | 18.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
434747
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434747:0
GUID (UUID V4):
a2323bb0-fef4-43fe-b760-1eb1cf3c37f5
The outer ring of the covered Cali impact crater has a major axis of 36 km and a minor axis of 26 km, and the corresponding size of the inner ring is 12.7 km by 8.7 km, respectively.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Gómez, J., Ocampo, A., Vajda, V., García, J. A., Lindh, A., Scherstén, A., ... & Barrero, D. (2017, March). Pliocene Impact Crater Discovered in Colombia: Geological, Geophysical, and Seismic Evidences. In 48th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (No. 1964, p. 2466). |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A) In-text Citation No.Gómez, J., Ocampo, A., Vajda, V., García, J. A., Lindh, A., Scherstén, A., ... & Barrero, D. (2017, March). Pliocene Impact Crater Discovered in Colombia: Geological, Geophysical, and Seismic Evidences. In 48th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (No. 1964, p. 2466).
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