The Canyon Diablo meteorite refers to the many fragments of the asteroid that created Meteor Crater (also called Barringer Crater),[3] Arizona, United States.

[4] Initially known and used by pre-historic Native Americans, Canyon Diablo meteorites have been collected and studied by the scientific community since the 19th century.

That debate was largely settled by the early 1930s, thanks to work by Daniel M. Barringer, F.R.

[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In 1953, Clair Cameron Patterson measured ratios of the lead isotopes in samples of the meteorite.

Minerals reported from the meteorite include: Samples may contain troilite-graphite nodules with metal veins and small diamonds.