{"title":"Cape York - Iron, IIIAB","description":"\u003cp\u003eCape York is a historic IIIAB Iron meteorite from north-west Greenland, known from several very large masses recovered around the Cape York and Melville Bay region. The meteorite has long been important to local Inuit communities as a natural source of iron, before becoming widely known to Western science through Robert Peary’s expeditions in the 1890s. Cape York is officially classified as an Iron, IIIAB meteorite and represents ancient iron-nickel core material from an early differentiated asteroid. The Meteoritical Bulletin records numerous synonyms, including Ahnighito, Agpalilik, Woman, Dog, and Savik.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCape York specimens are composed primarily of iron-nickel metal and are structurally described as Medium Octahedrite material. Cut and etched pieces can show Widmanstätten patterns, while natural fragments may display weathered metallic surfaces from long terrestrial exposure in the Arctic environment. The Cape York masses include some of the largest meteorite fragments ever recovered, with Ahnighito displayed at the American Museum of Natural History and described by the museum as the largest meteorite on display in any museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudying Cape York provides insight into Iron meteorite parent bodies, core crystallisation, Arctic preservation, and the long human history of meteoritic iron use. Its Greenland provenance, huge recovered masses, cultural significance, and IIIAB classification make it one of the classic Iron meteorites for collectors and researchers. Each specimen represents ancient asteroid core material preserved in metallic form for over 4.5 billion years.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/0518\/8678\/collections\/Collection_Place_Holder_fada0e3c-e24e-43d2-9be8-3d7e02ef3086.jpg?v=1781116560","url":"https:\/\/outerspacer.com\/collections\/cape-york-iron-iiiab.oembed","provider":"OuterSpacer Meteorites","version":"1.0","type":"link"}