PRINCE EDWARD POINT STRUCTURE
- Type: Circular formation
- Age Ma: <440a
- Diameter: 0.4 km
- Location: N 43° 54’ 13″ W 76° 58’ 11″
aThe structure is in the Superior Province covered by >440 Ma Ordovican Limestone.(Eyles 2013)
I noticed the Prince Edward Point structure while flying home in my bird GOZooM.
What I discovered in my underwater exploration was dark material deposited from wave motion in the “circular grooves” of the limestone bedrock.
CONCLUSION: My explorations of the Prince Edward Point structure concluded in a negative result with no impact related geology found. The “circular” geology was probably a result of sedimentary erosion patterns. Oh well……
My documentation of “craters” entails my exploration in the sea, land and air !!
Reference:
Inventory and evaluation of sand and gravel and bedrock resources for Prince Edward County. Ontario Geological Survey Aggregate Resources Inventory
NEOTECTONIC INVESTIGATIONS IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO: PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY – PHASE II by G.H. McFall and Ahmed Allam Ontario Geological Survey
Sidenote (similar structures):
- Childress Creek Texas
Abstract
The Edwards Limestone of Central Texas is comprised of numerous rudist-dominated patch reefs that are collectively referred to as the Central Texas Reef Trend. These bioherms were protected by the Stuart City barrier reefs along the Texas Gulf Coast. The Stuart City reefs have been compared with the modern barrier reefs of Australia and Belize, but there is currently no modern analog for the Central Texas bioherms. Bermuda was chosen for a modern analog study based on the existence of a protective rim reef system, its low biodiversity, and a slower reef growth rate as compared with other modern reefs. Although the patch reefs of Bermuda were determined to be “similar” to the Central Texas Edwards Limestone bioherms in many respects, the high temperatures and unique oceanographic conditions of the Cretaceous likely means that no exact modern analog for the rudist-dominated Edwards bioherms exists.
