Canyon Diablo meteorite Complete piece - 13.2 g





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Complete meteorite piece from Arizona, United States, weighing 13.2 g, mainly composed of iron and nickel, linked to the Meteor Crater.
Description from the seller
The Diablo Canyon meteorite fell to Earth about 50,000 years ago and created one of the most spectacular and best-preserved craters on Earth, Barringer Crater or Meteor Crater. It has a diameter of 1.2 km and a depth of 170 m.
The Diablo Canyon meteorites were known and used by prehistoric Native Americans to make tools.
A metallic meteorite is composed mainly of iron and nickel. In reality, it is a piece of the asteroid's core. In the differentiation process, when the asteroid is a magma ball during its formation, iron and nickel settle at the center of the asteroid, as they are the heaviest elements. After cooling, the asteroid's metallic core is formed. Through catastrophic collisions, the asteroid and its core break, and those fragments remain in space until some piece falls to our planet. It is estimated that they represent 5.7% of falls.
At Expometeoritos, we handle outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification, and exhibitions of meteorites.
We are members of:
- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187
- Meteoritical Society
- American Meteor Society
All of our pieces are certified and, in addition, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray spectroscopy.
Seller's Story
The Diablo Canyon meteorite fell to Earth about 50,000 years ago and created one of the most spectacular and best-preserved craters on Earth, Barringer Crater or Meteor Crater. It has a diameter of 1.2 km and a depth of 170 m.
The Diablo Canyon meteorites were known and used by prehistoric Native Americans to make tools.
A metallic meteorite is composed mainly of iron and nickel. In reality, it is a piece of the asteroid's core. In the differentiation process, when the asteroid is a magma ball during its formation, iron and nickel settle at the center of the asteroid, as they are the heaviest elements. After cooling, the asteroid's metallic core is formed. Through catastrophic collisions, the asteroid and its core break, and those fragments remain in space until some piece falls to our planet. It is estimated that they represent 5.7% of falls.
At Expometeoritos, we handle outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification, and exhibitions of meteorites.
We are members of:
- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187
- Meteoritical Society
- American Meteor Society
All of our pieces are certified and, in addition, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray spectroscopy.

