The first specimen was brought to the attention of scientists in the mid 1800s. Canyon Diablo Iron Meteorite Individual - 108.26 Grams - Meteor Crater, Arizona. Make Offer - Canyon Diablo Iron Meteorite Individual - 108.26 Grams - Meteor Crater, Arizona.

185.7 gram CANYON DIABLO IRON METEORITE SPECIMEN from Meteor Crater Arizona. Canyon Diablo Meteorites are among the most historically significant meteorites available to collectors.
The Canyon Diablo iron meteorites arrived 49,000 years ago when an asteroid plunged into North Central Arizona, forming Meteor Crater.

Thousands of meteorite fragments of the asteroid were scattered by the explosion over the area. Made of nickel-iron with inclusions of graphite and other minerals they are classified as Coarse Octahedrite Iron Meteorites. $190.00 Because the United States Board on Geographic Names commonly recognizes names of natural features derived from the nearest post office, the feature acquired the name of "Meteor Crater" from the nearby post office named Meteor. $129.99 +$4.20 shipping. There is no reason to believe that the Indians knew of the extraterrestrial origin of the crater. While it has been reported that the area was considered cursed, the fall was almost certainly prior to Indian habitation.

Meteor Crater is a meteorite impact crater approximately 37 miles (60 km) east of Flagstaff and 18 miles (29 km) west of Winslow in the northern Arizona desert of the United States. The site was formerly known as the Canyon Diablo Crater and fragments of the meteorite are officially calle… The Canyon Diablo crater, and quite likely its iron meterorites, were known to the Indians before the white man came to Arizona.