Canyon Diablo meteorite Complete piece - 1.25 kg

The Canyon Diablo meteorite fell to Earth about 50,000 years ago and created one of the most spectacular and best preserved craters on Earth: the Barringer crater or Meteor Crater. It has a diameter of 1. 2 km and is 170 m deep. The Canyon Diablo meteorites were known and used by prehistoric Native Americans to make tools. Iron meteorites are composed mainly of iron and nickel. Actually, they are a piece of an asteroid core. In the differentiation process, when the asteroid is a ball of magma, during its formation, iron and nickel settle to the core of the asteroid, as they are the heaviest elements. After cooling, the asteroid metal core is formed. Through catastrophic collisions, the asteroid and its core break and the fragments remain in space, until a piece falls into our planet. They are estimated to account for 5. 7% of falls. At Expometeoritos, we take care of dissemination, talks, workshops, analysis, classification and exhibitions of meteorites. We are members of: .
- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187 .
- Meteoritical Society .
- American Meteor Society All our pieces are certified and, if the value of the piece exceeds €300, we also provide its chemical composition analysis, carried out in our facilities by X-ray spectrography.