The famous Cape York meteorite. This legendary meteorite found in Greenland in 1818 is a must have for every collector.
Cape York legendary meteorite iron meteorite found in 1818 Certificated Meteorite Museum Quality
CY 0001
This specimen is about 21*19*1 mm weight 2,07 g.
Name: Cape York
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1818
Country: Greenland
Mass: 58.2 t
Classification Iron, IIIAB
The meteorite was discovered by Dr. Vagn Buchwald (Copenhagen, Denmark), during a study of the locality where the Greenland meteorites were previously discovered. It was 6 km to the west of the point where the two known specimens «Woman» and «Dog» were found and is undoubtedly a part of the Cape York meteorite shower. The meteorite lay on an ice-free slope 500 m from the shore and was partly covered with gneiss boulders. There was no crater and no crushing of rocks discovered. The meteorite has temporarily been left buying where discovered. The specimen found is the sixth from the Cape York meteorite shower. Dr. Vagn Buchwald has drawn up a summary of precise data on all the known specimens as of September 1963.
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