Canyon Diablo Meteorite, Octahedrite, type IA. The famous Meteor Crater in Arizona was created by the impact of the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite from which this 738 g specimen was obtained. The impact occurred ~25-50 thousand years ago into the Coconino Sandstone of northern Arizona, USA although the finding of the meteorite is reported to have been in 1891. The total known mass is about 30,000 kg.