Gay Gulch meteorite
63°55′00″N 139°20′00″W / 63.91667°N 139.33333°W / 63.91667; -139.33333Observed fall no Found date 1901 TKW 0.483 kilograms (1.06 lb)[1] Meteorite... Classification
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Gay Gulch is an iron meteorite[1] found in 1901 by miners near Dawson City, Yukon Territory, using a slice box to mine alluvial gold.[2] They were exploiting Pliocene gravel, hence the meteorite may have fallen at that time.
Classification
It is a nickel-rich ataxite, IAB-sHH.
Fragments
The main mass is in the National Meteorite Collection, Ottawa.
See also
- Glossary of meteoritics
- Meteorite find
References
- ^ a b c Meteoritical Bulletin Database
- ^ Johnston, R. A. A 1915 Gay Gulch and Skookum meteorites, Ottawa: Canada. Geological Survey, 31 pages
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