Campo del Cielo meteorite Pendant - 3.4 g - (1)
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Pendant made from Campo del Cielo iron–nickel meteorite, originating from Chaco, Grand Chaco Gualamba, Argentina, weighing 3.4 g and measuring 27.6 × 8.6 × 6.6 mm, with authenticity guaranteed and insured shipping with tracking.
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Pendant Campo del Cielo - Iron-Nickel Meteorite.
Size: 27.6 x 8.6 x 6.6 mm +/-
Weight: 3.4 g.
Origin: Chaco, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina
Year of discovery: 1576 (Year of discovery of the meteorite field)
Classification: Coarse octahedrite of the IAB group
Composition: 92.6% iron, 6.68% nickel, 0.43% cobalt, 0.25% phosphorus, 87 ppm gallium, 407 ppm germanium and 3.6 ppm iridium.
Parts of the Campo-del-Cielo meteorite, an iron meteorite, were first discovered in 1576 in present-day Argentina. A Spanish governor heard reports from indigenous peoples that iron had fallen from the sky. He then sent out an expedition that brought back several fragments. The site, a water-scarce plain, bore the fitting name Campo del Cielo (Field of Heaven).
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Pendant Campo del Cielo - Iron-Nickel Meteorite.
Size: 27.6 x 8.6 x 6.6 mm +/-
Weight: 3.4 g.
Origin: Chaco, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina
Year of discovery: 1576 (Year of discovery of the meteorite field)
Classification: Coarse octahedrite of the IAB group
Composition: 92.6% iron, 6.68% nickel, 0.43% cobalt, 0.25% phosphorus, 87 ppm gallium, 407 ppm germanium and 3.6 ppm iridium.
Parts of the Campo-del-Cielo meteorite, an iron meteorite, were first discovered in 1576 in present-day Argentina. A Spanish governor heard reports from indigenous peoples that iron had fallen from the sky. He then sent out an expedition that brought back several fragments. The site, a water-scarce plain, bore the fitting name Campo del Cielo (Field of Heaven).
Authenticity guaranteed
Insured shipping with tracking number!
Details
Number of objects
1
Name of meteorite
Campo del Cielo meteorite
Type of meteorite
Pendant
Weight
3.4 g
Origin (region/city)
Chaco, Grand Chaco Gualamba
Country of origin
Argentina
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