Canyon Diablo meteorite Complete piece - 18.2 g





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A complete meteorite piece from Arizona, United States, weighing 18.2 g, primarily composed of iron and nickel.
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, the Barringer Crater or Meteor Crater. It has a diameter of 1.2 km and a depth of 170 meters.
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 molten ball during its formation, iron and nickel settle at the center of the asteroid, since they are the heaviest elements. After cooling, the asteroid's metallic core forms. Through catastrophic collisions, the asteroid and its core break apart 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 are responsible for 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, furthermore, we provide the analysis of the chemical composition if the piece's value exceeds €300, carried out at our facilities by X-ray spectrography.
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, the Barringer Crater or Meteor Crater. It has a diameter of 1.2 km and a depth of 170 meters.
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 molten ball during its formation, iron and nickel settle at the center of the asteroid, since they are the heaviest elements. After cooling, the asteroid's metallic core forms. Through catastrophic collisions, the asteroid and its core break apart 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 are responsible for 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, furthermore, we provide the analysis of the chemical composition if the piece's value exceeds €300, carried out at our facilities by X-ray spectrography.

