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Genuine Campo del Cielo Meteorite from Argentina with box and certificate (1 - 1.99 gram) - Random pick (1pc)

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Genuine Campo del Cielo Meteorite from Argentina in weight range 1 to 1.99 gram.This is random pick 1 piece.Meteorite is packed in plastic box with our company authenticity card / certificate (but not gem lab certificate !).

Basic facts about Campo Meteorite:

The Campo del Cielo refers to a group of iron meteorites or to the area where they were found situated on the border between the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The crater field covers an area of 3×20 kilometers and contains at least 26 craters, the largest being 115×91 meters. The craters' age is estimated as 4,000–5,000 years. The craters, containing iron masses, were reported in 1576, but were already well known to the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. The craters and the area around contain numerous fragments of an iron meteorite.

The total weight of the pieces so far recovered exceeds 100 tonnes, making the meteorite the heaviest one ever recovered on Earth. The largest fragment, consisting of 37 tonnes, is the second heaviest single-piece meteorite recovered on Earth, after the Hoba meteorite.

The age of the meteorite is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old, formed as part of the development of our solar system.

 

 

Type

Iron

Structural classification

Octahedrite

Group

IAB

Composition

92.9% Fe, 6.7% Ni, 0.4% Co

Country

Argentina

Region

Chaco Province and Santiago del Estero Province

Coordinates

27°38′S 61°42′
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Coordinates:
27°38′S 61°42′W

Observed fall

No

Fall date

4,000–5,000 years ago

Found date

<1576

TKW

>100 tonnes

Strewn field

Yes

 

 

We automatically include to every Moldavite-Tektite-Meteorite item our company authenticity card/label (Certificate of Authenticity) with our IMCA International Meteorite Collectors Association (ID #2082) and owner signature.You can check our profile here

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