Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Cape of Good Hope

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Cape of Good Hope

Basic information

Name: Cape of Good Hope
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1793
Country: South Africa
Mass: 136 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IVB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IVB
Recommended:			Iron, IVB [explanation]

This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IVB. [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVB irons, and Metal-rich meteorites

Buchwald

The following entries were found for Cape of Good Hope in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Cape of Good Hope, volume 2, page 407

Catalogs:

Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Corey Kuo
David L. Ribeca

Geography:

South Africa

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(33° 30'S, 26° 0'E)
Recommended::	(33° 30'S, 26° 0'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from Eastern Cape, South Africa (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 47 approved meteorites from South Africa (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Cape (In NHM Cat)
Cape Iron (In NHM Cat)
Capeisen (In NHM Cat)
Capland (In NHM Cat)
Great Fish River (In NHM Cat)
Joremenyseg-fok (In NHM Cat)
Kapeisen (In NHM Cat)

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