![]() Alexander County, Allan Hills A77283, Ashfork, Fairfield, and Rifle are compositionally distinct, independent falls. Our studies show that the irons named Helt Township, Idaho, Las Vegas, Mamaroneck, Moab, and Pulaski County are probably mislabelled Canyon Diablo specimens Jenny's Creek and Jenkins are also compositionally indistinguishable. The alternative that the distribution is continuous can be tested by the study of additional specimens those from the crater rim are particularly important since these are largely shrapnel spalled from the trailing hemisphere of the meteoroid. That 14 of 15 Ir contents fall into two “peaks” suggests the possibility that the meteoroid included two “pools”. The absence of fractional crystallization trends is consistent with such a model. The Canyon Diablo meteorite refers to the many fragments of the asteroid that created Meteor Crater (also called Barringer Crater), Arizona, United States. The presence of chondritic silicates and high contents of planetary-type noble gases in IAB indicates that these solidified rapidly following melting, as expected if they originated as pools of impact-generated melt on a chondritic body. None of the other elements we determined show strong correlations with Ir the Au range is strikingly small (1.5–1.6 μg/g). The Ir peaks may reflect random sampling of the large (40–100 m), fractionated meteoroid or the presence of two distinct metallic regions differing in composition. All of these meteorites are from old collections that we have purchased over the years and were selected for their beauty and shape. (cut, polished, and nitric acid-etched surface public display. ![]() ![]() Only Ir, Ni, and Cu show appreciably more variance in the large set of specimens than observed within a single specimen. Canyon Diablo Meteorites We have a wonderful selection of high quality Canyon Diablo Meteorites from the world famous Meteor Crater impact. Octahedrite (Canyon Diablo Meteorite) (4.55 Ga) 1. The Ir distribution in the IAB Canyon Diablo meteorites associated with the formation of Meteor Crater, Arizona, ranges from 2.1 to 2.5 μg/g with peaks at 2.17 and 2.34 μg/g.
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