Guffey meteorite
Guffey is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in the United States in 1907. A total of 309 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Guffey
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1907
- Mass recovered
- 309 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.7667° N, 105.5167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Guffey
- Hartsel H4 · 26 km away
- Fremont Butte L4 · 30 km away
- Cotopaxi Iron, IAB-ung · 37 km away
- Canon City H6 · 41 km away
- Colorado Springs Iron · 60 km away
- Mount Ouray Iron, IID · 72 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Northwest Africa 4702 · 2007
- Illinois Gulch United States · 1899
- Ban Rong Du Thailand · 1993
- Piñon United States · 1928
- Lewis Cliff 88055 Antarctica · 1988
- Denver City United States · 1975