Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.
Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.
Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.
Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.
Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.
Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.
Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.
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Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment specimen from Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina.

Campo Del Cielo Meteorite Fragment - Specimen

Argentina
Price:
$1,700.00 CAD
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Specifications

  • Mineral Families Meteorites & Tektites
  • UV Reactive Non Reactive
  • Treatments Natural/None

Description

Locality: Campo del Cielo meteorite field, Gran Chaco region, Argentina

Long before Europeans arrived, the iron masses of Campo del Cielo ("field of the sky") in northern Argentina were well known to the region's Indigenous inhabitants. In 1576, a Spanish expedition under Hernán Mexía de Miraval found a large mass of native iron there. In 1783, Miguel Rubín de Celis saw a large mass and described it in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Part of a one-ton mass found in 1803 was given to the British Museum in 1826 by Sir Woodbine Parish.

The iron fell about 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. It struck at a low angle, about 9 degrees from the horizontal, leaving an elongated field of at least 26 craters about 3 km wide and roughly 18.5 to 20 km long. The largest crater measures 115 m by 91 m. More than 100 tonnes of meteoritic iron have been recovered from the area.

This one of a kind Campo del Cielo meteorite specimen is a dark iron meteorite fragment with a rugged, naturally sculpted shape. The surface shows black-brown oxidation, glossy metallic highlights, deep pits, and uneven fracture textures, giving it a strong display presence for a small but dense extraterrestrial specimen.

Campo del Cielo meteorites come from one of the most famous meteorite fields in the world, located in northern Argentina. The fall occurred roughly 4,000 to 5,000 years ago, scattering iron meteorite fragments across the region. Like most iron meteorites, Campo del Cielo is believed to come from the metallic core material of an ancient asteroid, preserved as iron-nickel alloy after surviving entry through Earth’s atmosphere.

Spiritually, meteorites are often associated with cosmic perspective, transformation, grounding, and connection to forces beyond Earth. Collectors are drawn to them not only because they are rare natural objects, but because they are physical pieces of space with a history far older than human civilization.

Quantity: 1pc
With this product, you will get the actual stone in the photograph.

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