Quinn Canyon
A find, recorded in 1908 in the United States · 1.4 tonnes recovered · Iron, IIIAB
Quinn Canyon ranks 38th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Only three observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 38.083° N, 115.533° W
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Battle Mountain, 321 km to the north-west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (2012). In 1908, the year Quinn Canyon entered the record, six meteorites were seen to fall: Mokoia in New Zealand, Kagarlyk in Ukraine, Kangean in Indonesia and three others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Mountain | 2012 | L6 | 2.9 kg | 321 km north-west |
| 2 | Red Canyon Lake | 2007 | H5 | 18 g | 370 km west |
| 3 | Sutter's Mill | 2012 | C | 993 g | 475 km west |
| 4 | Garland | 1950 | Diogenite-pm | 102 g | 494 km north-east |
| 5 | San Juan Capistrano | 1973 | H6 | 56 g | 546 km south |
Quinn Canyon among other finds
In the record, 256 finds carry the label Iron, IIIAB, against 10 observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IIIAB) is Cabin Creek, 1,978 km away in the United States, one of 11 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Old Woman lies closest: 403 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Bitburg (1.5 tonnes) and Charcas (1.4 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Odessa (iron) | Iron, IAB-MG | 1922 | 1.6 tonnes |
| 7 | Quinn Canyon | Iron, IIIAB | 1908 | 1.4 tonnes |
| 8 | Goose Lake | Iron, IAB-sLL | 1938 | 1.2 tonnes |