Type Iron Group IAB-sHH Region Yukon, Canada | Structural classification Nickel-rich ataxite Country Canada Observed fall no | |
Gay Gulch is an iron meteorite found in 1901 by miners near Dawson City, Yukon Territory, using a slice box to mine alluvial gold. They were exploiting Pliocene gravel, hence the meteorite may have fallen at that time.
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Classification
It is a nickel-rich ataxite, IAB-sHH.
Fragments
The main mass is in the National Meteorite Collection, Ottawa.
References
Gay Gulch meteorite Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA