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CAMPO DEL CIELO - SUPERB IRON METEORITE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,900.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
CAMPO DEL CIELO - SUPERB IRON METEORITE
<B>CAMPO DEL CIELO - SUPERB IRON METEORITE</B></I><BR> <I>Iron, coarse octahedrite<BR>Gran Chaco, Argentina</B></I><BR>Almost 4000 year after its fiery descent to Earth, the Campo del Cielo meteorites were reported by Spanish explorers in Argentina in 1576. The first large meteorite on display at the British Museum of Natural History was a "Campo", and many other large masses from this fall are to be found in the finest museums throughout the world. Covered with well-defined regmaglypts - the small thumbprint-like impressions in the fusion crust caused by burning and melting as the meteorite falls to Earth - this fine and intriguingly-shaped example is from the strewn-field on higher ground, discovered almost 400 years after the Spaniards' first reports, where the meteorites were subject to considerably less weathering and rusting than those that fell in the valley, and as a result are considerably more sought after by collectors. Measuring 13½ x 11¼ x 8¾ inches, weighing 66pounds, and comes with<B> </B></I>a metal display stand.<B></B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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