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Gay Gulch meteorite

Coordinates: 63°55′00″N 139°20′00″W / 63.91667°N 139.33333°W / 63.91667; -139.33333
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Gay Gulch
TypeIron
Structural classificationNickel-rich ataxite
GroupIAB-sHH[1]
CountryCanada
RegionYukon, Canada
Coordinates63°55′00″N 139°20′00″W / 63.91667°N 139.33333°W / 63.91667; -139.33333
Observed fallno
Found date1901
TKW0.483 kilograms (1.06 lb)[1]

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

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It is a nickel-rich ataxite, IAB-sHH.

Fragments

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The main mass is in the National Meteorite Collection, Ottawa.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Meteoritical Bulletin Database
  2. ^ Johnston, R. A. A 1915 Gay Gulch and Skookum meteorites, Ottawa: Canada. Geological Survey, 31 pages