Campo del Cielo Meteorite
Iron-nickel Coarse octahedrite
Gran Chaco, Argentina
A unique, aesthetically pleasing shape and numerous small-to-medium sized regmaglypts scattered over the surface recommend this large Campo del Cielo specimen. First recorded by the Spanish in 1576, the fall of Campo del Cielo iron-nickel meteorites occurred thousands of years before. weight 5,000 gms. 7 1/2 x 9 x 5in
Sold for
US$ 1,625
inc. premium
Category:
Natural History
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