Here we see more evidence for hydrothermal activity at Haughton. There’s no selenite here, but instead we see green iron sulfide minerals (orange rust color when weathered) and calcite lining a cavity within the impact melt breccias.
Hydrothermal Sulfide Deposits in the Breccia Hills Photo: G. Osinski, University of Western Ontario Location: Along the Haughton River valley that eventually exits the structure to the north Scale: Length of the rock hammer is approximately 30 centimeters |
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