Cape York legendary retailer meteorite 1,89g. iron meteorite found in 1818 Certificated Meteorite Museum Quality

The famous Cape York meteorite. This legendary meteorite found in Greenland in 1818 is a must have for every retailer collector.

Cape York legendary meteorite iron meteorite found in 1818 Certificated Meteorite Museum Quality

CY 0008

This specimen is about 21*19*0,8 mm weight 1,89g.

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 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.