Westcliffe and Silver Cliff Meteorite Craters, Further Evidence of Extinction Level Event |
Westcliffe and Silver Cliff Meteorite Craters, Further Evidence of Extinction Level Event |
Mar 26 2016, 04:54 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813 |
Greetings Everyone,
I am announcing this discovery as a long time contributor to the Colorado Prospector Forum and want to make sure that other members have access to this information. After initiating a research effort in 2005, I have been able to collect substantial evidence to support a double meteorite impact located in Custer County, Colorado. The Westcliffe Crater is the larger structure while the Silver Cliff Crater is smaller and both are named for the towns nearby. All my work has been done independently and at my own cost. This previously unrecognized double crater structure is paired with my discovery of the Gunnison Crater. All 3 impacts occurred 360 to 375 million years ago. These impact craters are further evidence supporting the Tonko Lineament that recognizes the serial impacts across the United States aligning on the 38th Parallel. The crater chain and associated fish fossil records I have researched indicate a Devonian mass extinction event where 70% of life on our planet was eliminated. Along with hyper-velocity geologic evidence in the target zone, I have also recovered two meteorite types that are in the early process of classification. Peak Ring Image of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff Craters Westcliffe Meteorite (photo with light sourced to highlight metal inclusions but chondrules are still visible) Silver Cliff Meteorite Sincerely, Johnny Tonko -------------------- Annual Dues Paying Member Since 2008
Tonko Mining Company "Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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Mar 25 2017, 05:44 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813 |
Quote from Gene Kooper to GeoMatt;
"Like I said, drawing a line through these features and calling it a lineament certainly fits the definition I gave before. However, I do take exception with Mr. Tonko arbitrarily extending that line all the way to the Alamo impact site and calling that "line" a lineament. In my opinion, Mr. Tonko is doing nothing more than connecting dots together with a baseless inference that there are tectonic structures along his "lineament". That is akin to extending the Colorado Mineral Belt across the prairie until it intersects the Sudbury structure." My response: The research resulting in my discovery of the Tonko Lineament and the link to a mass extinction event is not done "arbitrarily" nor is it "a baseless inference" as the opined comment suggests. I've conducted numerous literature reviews of research published in similar efforts, traveled extensively for field work and contracted for detailed laboratory analysis of several sample specimens that I collected over the years. This work is still ongoing after more than a decade. It is difficult and done at my own expense, so please bear with me. I did not intend to offend anyone by my use of my name in my discovery. It was my intent to aid prospectors working in these areas with this new information and encourage those interested to try and collect specimens for themselves. Sincerely, ASTROBLEME (aka Mr. Tonko) -------------------- Annual Dues Paying Member Since 2008
Tonko Mining Company "Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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