| Gay Gulch | |
|---|---|
| Type | Iron |
| Structural classification | Nickel-richataxite |
| Group | IAB-sHH[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Region | Yukon, Canada |
| Coordinates | 63°55′00″N139°20′00″W / 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 aniron meteorite[1] found in 1901 by miners nearDawson City,Yukon Territory, using a slice box to mine alluvialgold.[2] They were exploitingPliocenegravel, hence the meteorite may have fallen at that time.
It is a nickel-richataxite,IAB-sHH.
The main mass is in the National Meteorite Collection,Ottawa.
