{"product_id":"646-18-gram-canyon-diablo-meteorite-iab-iron-meteorite","title":"646.18g CANYON DIABLO meteorite - IAB Iron Meteorite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Offer:\u003c\/strong\u003e 646.18 gram Canyon Diablo Meteorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105.46 mm x 86.77 mm x 28.87 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e This 646.18 gram Canyon Diablo meteorite was found by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank Zwingenberg at the crater site in the 1950s. It was stored throughout the years in the original waxed box (included with purchase), and subsequently passed down to Frank's niece Leslie who is now in her 60's. She would like to see this amazing Canyon Diablo iron meteorite specimen found by her uncle over 80 years ago find a home with someone who will appreciate it and display it in a manner commensurate with its exceptional history and beauty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canyon Diablo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003eIron, IAB-MG \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStructural Classification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coarse Octahedrite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e The first modern Canyon Diablo specimen was found in 1891. While there is no evidence to support specimens being found previous to this, it seems possible and perhaps even probable that local prehistoric indigenous peoples had come across and recognized pieces of this hypervelocity meteorite as something special, and possibly even used them as tools or venerated them as sacred objects. This particular specimen was found by Frank \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZwingenberg \u003c\/span\u003esometime in the 1950's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_cwc\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjT2uSTi-fWAhVrh1QKHU_eDIMQrz0IZDAM\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_sgd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_pgd\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjT2uSTi-fWAhVrh1QKHU_eDIMQsz0IZigBMAw\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImpact Date\u003c\/b\u003e‎: ‎Estimated to be approximately 49000 years ago\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_pgd\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjT2uSTi-fWAhVrh1QKHU_eDIMQsz0IZigBMAw\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_pgd\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjT2uSTi-fWAhVrh1QKHU_eDIMQsz0IZigBMAw\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation of find:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMeteor Crater, Winslow AZ, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_pgd\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjT2uSTi-fWAhVrh1QKHU_eDIMQsz0IZigBMAw\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_pgd\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjT2uSTi-fWAhVrh1QKHU_eDIMQsz0IZigBMAw\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWitnessed fall:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNot by modern humans, but there is a reasonable possibility that prehistoric indigenous inhabitants of the region witnessed this meteorite transit the atmosphere and impact the earth at hypervelocity speeds.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e 646.18 gram Canyon Diablo meteorite as shown, original waxed box \u003cspan\u003e\u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned Certificate of Authenticity from the Laboratory for Meteorite Analysis and Classification (LMAC).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSEE OFFICIAL METEORITICAL SOCIETY ENTRY BELOW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" id=\"maintable\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tablefat\" style=\"width: 550.162px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"insidehead\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 528.162px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanyon Diablo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"inside\" style=\"width: 125px;\"\u003e\u003cbig\u003eBasic information\u003c\/big\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"inside\" style=\"width: 403.162px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eName:\u003c\/b\u003e Canyon Diablo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbbreviation:\u003c\/b\u003e There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserved fall:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear found:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountry:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eUnited States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMass:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e30 t\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"inside\" style=\"width: 125px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbig\u003eClassification\u003cbr\u003e  history:\u003c\/big\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"inside\" style=\"width: 403.162px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" summary=\"used for layout\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/docs\/mb33.pdf\" title=\"Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 33, Moscow (1965)\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMB 33\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e  \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e(1965)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNHM Catalogue:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/us\/catalogue\/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521663032\" title=\"Grady, M. M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites, 5th Edition, Cambridge Univ. Press, Edinburgh, UK.\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e5th Edition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e  \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e(2000)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIAB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMetBase:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.metbase.de\/home.html\" title=\"Koblitz, J. (2006) MetBase, version 7.1 (CD-ROM)\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ev. 7.1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e  \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e(2006)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIAB-MG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended:  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIron, IAB-MG\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis is 1 of 120 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG.  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"st\" data-hveid=\"99\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjT2uSTi-fWAhVrh1QKHU_eDIMQ4EUIYzAM\"\u003eFrom Wikipedia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"st\" data-hveid=\"99\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjT2uSTi-fWAhVrh1QKHU_eDIMQ4EUIYzAM\"\u003e\"The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanyon Diablo meteorites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einclude the many fragments of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003easteroid \u003c\/em\u003ethat created Barringer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrater\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003eMeteor Crater\u003c\/em\u003e), Arizona, United States.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeteorites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave been found around the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ecrater\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erim, and are named for nearby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanyon Diablo\u003c\/em\u003e, which lies about three to four miles west of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ecrater\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"mw-body-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanyon Diablo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meteorites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einclude the many fragments of the\u003cspan\u003e asteroid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat created\u003cspan\u003e Barringer Crater\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Meteor Crater),\u003cspan\u003e Arizona\u003c\/span\u003e, United States. Meteorites have been found around the crater rim, and are named for nearby\u003cspan\u003e Canyon Diablo\u003c\/span\u003e which lies about three to four miles west of the crater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe asteroid fell about 50,000 years ago.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe meteorites have been known and collected since the mid-19th century and were known and used by pre-historic\u003cspan\u003e Native Americans\u003c\/span\u003e. The Barringer Crater, from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, was the center of a long dispute over the origin of craters that showed little evidence of volcanism. That debate was settled in the 1950s thanks to \u003cspan\u003eEugene\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugene_Shoemaker\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Eugene Shoemaker\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eShoemakers'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudy of the crater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1953,\u003cspan\u003e Clair Cammeron Patterson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeasured ratios of the\u003cspan\u003e lead isotopes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein samples of the meteorite. The result permitted a refinement of the estimate of the\u003cspan\u003e age of the Earth \u003c\/span\u003eto 4.550 billion years (± 70 million years).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Composition_and_classification\"\u003eComposition and classification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis meteorite is an iron\u003cspan\u003e octahadrite\u003c\/span\u003e. Minerals reported from the meteorite include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCohenite \u003c\/span\u003e- iron carbide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eChromite \u003c\/span\u003e- iron magnesium chromium oxide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDaubréelite \u003c\/span\u003e- iron(II) chromium sulfide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDiamond \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003eIonsdaleite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- carbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraphite- carbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHaxonite \u003c\/span\u003e- iron nickel carbide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eKamacite \u003c\/span\u003eiron nickel alloy - the most common component.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase Metal Sulfides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eScheidbesite \u003c\/span\u003e- iron nickel phosphide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTaenite \u003c\/span\u003e- iron nickel alloy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTrolite \u003c\/span\u003e- a variety of the iron sulfide mineral pyrrhotite. The troilite in this sample is used as\u003cspan\u003e the standard reference for sulfur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%CE%9434S\" title=\"Δ34S\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eisotope ratios.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMoissanite \u003c\/span\u003e- a variety of silicon carbide, the second hardest natural mineral.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamples may contain troilite-graphite nodules with metal veins and small diamonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Top Meteorite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48599080927457,"sku":"CANYONDIABLO26_646.18_01","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2762\/files\/Top-Meteorite-Iron-Canyon-Diablo-Meteorite_CANYONDIABLO26_x_01_13_e73bbdf3-87e1-41d1-ba5e-77e98080bc7d.jpg?v=1782612846","url":"https:\/\/topmeteorite.com\/products\/646-18-gram-canyon-diablo-meteorite-iab-iron-meteorite","provider":"Top Meteorite","version":"1.0","type":"link"}