KSPG Field Trip to Middlesboro, September 19-20, 2003

Contact: Brandon C. Nuttall

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Middlesboro crater central uplift area, Middlesboro Country Club

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Coalescing craters demonstration at the Middlesboro Country Club
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Flour bin with layer of coffee grounds set up for crater formation demonstration
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Crater with rays formed by impact of paint ball with substrate. Note paint ball in central uplift area.
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Second crater added
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Shatter cones, shock deformation feature, in Lee-type sandstone found in central uplift area (Middlesboro Country Club).
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Shatter cones, shock deformation feature, in Lee-type sandstone found in central uplift area (Middlesboro Country Club).

Two dry holes and one gas well are in the vicinity of the central uplift of the Middlesboro impact crater.
Wells on golf course Click on record numbers to view records. You must install DjVu browser plug-in to see images. If DjVu setup doesn't start by clicking the link, the installation file is in the MiddlesboroKGPS03\DjVu directory on this CD-ROM.
Visit to central uplift 23-May-2002
All pictures ©2003 Brandon Nuttall

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