Sarah Huson

Washington State University

Projects

Surface Texture of Zircon Grains from the Sierra Madera Impact Structure, West Texas

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Sarah Huson

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Sierra Madera structure in west Texas is a ~12 km well-exposed eroded remnant of a complex impact crater. The structure was last studied in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s and is an excellent…

Immiscibility features between silica-rich and carbonate-rich material in breccia from the Sierra Madera impact structure.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Michael Pope

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

he Sierra Madera impact structure located in west Texas is a 12 km diameter, well-exposed, eroded remnant of a complex impact crater hosted in carbonate and siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. Studying…