Campo del Cielo meteorite pendant Coarse octahedrite (iron meteorite) - 17.58 g - (1)

Pendant Meteorite Campo del Cielo / new

Includes leather band (80 cm)

New and unworn

The Campo del Cielo iron meteorite was first mentioned in 1576. At the site there is a field of 122 pits and craters, the largest measures 70 m in diameter and is 5 m deep. In the last two centuries, numerous masses, partly weighing tons, have been recovered there, so that the total weight is estimated at 30-50 t, which makes Campo del Cielo the third largest meteorite after Hoba and Cape York.

Name: Campo del Cielo

Weight: 17.58 g !!! (weighed without leather band)

Size: 34.9 mm x 22.2 mm x 15.2 mm

Type: Coarse octahedrite (iron meteorite)

Origin: Campo del Cielo, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina

Fall: before 4000 to 6000 years ago

Composition: approx 93 % Fe, 6.68% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, 3.6 ppm Ir.

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