Viewfield crater

Viewfield crater
Location of Viewfield crater in Saskatchewan Viewfield crater (Canada)
Impact crater/structure
Confidence	Confirmed
Diameter	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Age	190 ± 20 Ma Late Triassic or Early Jurassic
Exposed	No
Drilled	Yes
Location
Location	Williston Basin
Coordinates	49°35′N 103°4′W
Country	Canada
State	Saskatchewan
Province	Division No. 1, Saskatchewan

Viewfield is an impact crater in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 190 ± 20 million years (Early Jurassic or Late Triassic). The crater is not exposed at the surface.

See also

• List of impact structures in North America
• Geology of Saskatchewan

Further reading

• Gent, M. R., Kreis, L. K. and D. Gendzwill., The Maple Creek structure, southwestern Saskatchewan. Summary of Investigations 1992, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Rep. 92–4, p 204–208. 1992
• Grieve, R. A. F., Kreis, K., Therriault,A.M.and P.B.Robertson., Impact structures in the Williston Basin. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, v 33, n 4, p A63-A64. 1998
• Meteorite crater tip-off to Saskatchewan oil trap. Oilweek, v. 23, n. 14, p. 10-11 (May22, 1972). 1972
• Sawatzky, H. B., Astroblemes in the Williston basin. Journal of the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, v. 10, pp. 23–38. 1975
• Sawatzky, H. B., Astroblemes in the Williston Basin (abstract). Fuels: A Geological Appraisal. A Saskatchewan Geological Society Symposium, Nov 7–8, 1974, Regina, Saskatchewan, p. 12. 1974
• Sawatzky, H. B., Viewfield - a producing crater? CSEG Journal, v. 8, n. 1, p. 22–40. 1972

External links

• Aerial Exploration of the Viewfield crater