Cryptoexplosion

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The term cryptoexplosion structure (or cryptovolcanic structure) means an explosion
of unknown cause. The term is now largely obsolete. It was once commonly used to
describe sites where there was geological evidence of a large-scale explosion
within the Earth's crust, but no definitive evidence for the cause such as normal
volcanic rocks. These sites are usually circular with signs of anomalous rock
deformation contrasting with the surrounding region, and often showing evidence
that crustal material had been uplifted and/or blown outwards. The assumption was
that some unusual form of volcanism, or a gas explosion originating within the
crust, was the cause. The use of the term went away with the rise of the science of
impact crater recognition in the late 20th century. Most structures described as
cryptoexplosions turned out to be eroded impact craters, caused by the impact of
meteorites. Today geologists discount former cryptoexplosion theories.[1]

References
French, Bevan M (1998). Traces of Catastrophe: A Handbook of Shock-Metamorphic
Effects in Terrestrial Meteorite Impact Structures (PDF). LPI Contribution No. 954.
Houston: Lunar and Planetary Institute. p. 120. Bibcode:1998trca.book.....F. OCLC
40770730. ASIN B0006R1XF8. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
See also
Impact crater
Impact structure
Astrobleme
Impact event
Traces of Catastrophe
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Impact cratering on Earth
Impact crater Impact event
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boundary Cryptoexplosion Ejecta blanket Impact crater Impact structure Impactite
Late Heavy Bombardment Lechatelierite Meteorite Moldavite Ordovician meteor event
Philippinite Planar deformation features Shatter cone Shock metamorphism Shocked
quartz Stishovite Suevite Tektite
Research
Baldwin, Ralph Belknap Barringer, Daniel Barringer Medal Chao, Edward C T Dietz,
Robert S Hartmann, William K Melosh, H Jay Ryder, Graham Schultz, Peter H
Shoemaker, Eugene Earth Impact Database Impact Field Studies Group Lunar and
Planetary Institute Traces of Catastrophe
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