Gay Gulch meteorite

Gay Gulch
Type	Iron
Structural classification	Nickel-rich ataxite
Group	IAB-sHH[1]
Country	Canada
Region	Yukon, Canada
Coordinates	63.91667°N 139.33333°W / 63.91667; -139.33333
Observed fall	no
Found date	1901
TKW	0.483 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

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

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