Description
Canyon Diablo
- Meteor Crater Meteorite
- Fell 49,000 Years Ago but found in 1891
- Meteor Crater or Barringer Crater
- Coconino County, Arizona
- This specimen will come in the 6.25″ x 8.25″ Riker Mount with Labels as Shown
- The piece of Meteorite is in a 1.25″ Gem Jar within the frame
- MORE Meteorites for Sale
In this case the Canyon Diablo meteorite refers to the many fragments of the asteroid that created Meteor Crater. Due to meteorites having been been found around the crater rim, they are named for nearby Canyon Diablo, which lies about three to four miles west of the crater. In the case of Canyon Diablo it is a ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona, on the edge of the arroyo Canyon Diablo.
