Wandering Star Meteorites
Campo del Cielo Meteorite
Earth Impact:
4000 – 6000 years ago
Location:
Campo del Cielo, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina, about 500 miles north-northwest of Buenos Aries. Latitude 27 degrees 39 minutes South by Longitude 61 degrees 44 minutes west.
Structure of the Campo del Cielo:
The Campo del Cielo is described as a polycrystalline coarse octahedrite. The mass was composed of large austenite crystals from 5 to 50 cm in size. It has been hypothesized that the original body was tabular in shape and broke up on entry into the atmosphere.
Structural Class:
Coarse octahedrite
Chemical class:
Group I
Chemistry:
Contains 6.68% Nickel, 0.43% Colbalt, 0.25% Phosphorus, 87 ppm Gallium, 407 ppm Germanium, 3.6 ppm Iridium. Almost all the remaining portion of the meteorite is iron. The important minerals are: • Kamacite--this iron nickel alloy makes about 90 percent of specimens in finger size and width crystals. Neumann bands are common. • Taenite and plessite, the other iron-nickel alloy constituents are found at grain boundaries.
History:
The first record of the Campo was in 1576. A Spanish governor learned of the iron from the Indians who reportedly believed that it had fallen from heaven. The governor sent an expedition under the command of one Captain de Miraval who brought back a few pieces of a huge iron mass he called Meson de Fierro (large table of iron). The location of the find was the Campo del Cielo (field of the sky or heaven), a fitting name for the location of a meteorite since the Indians believed that the irons fell from heaven the name may have come from the meteorites. The area is an open brush-covered plain that has little water and no other rocks--very good country in which to locate meteorites.
New laws prevent any future export of this meteorite, so once the market dries up, not many will be available.
Assorted Campo del Cielo meteorite indivduals are available for sale.
All are very nice quality and would fit well into any collection.
Please contact me for current market prices - Currently $80 - $300 per stone, depending on size and quality.
Current sizes in stock from: 300 grams and up.
All are very nice quality and would fit well into any collection.
Please contact me for current market prices - Currently $80 - $300 per stone, depending on size and quality.
Current sizes in stock from: 300 grams and up.
Campo del Cielo crystals
These are shattered "crystals" from the Campo Meteorites. They are actual pieces of the larger Campo del Cielo that have been shattered into pieces using liquid nitrogen.
They make very affordable meteorite samples that are great for making Jewelry, unique gifts, and for kids to use for show and tell.
$1.00 per gram
These are shattered "crystals" from the Campo Meteorites. They are actual pieces of the larger Campo del Cielo that have been shattered into pieces using liquid nitrogen.
They make very affordable meteorite samples that are great for making Jewelry, unique gifts, and for kids to use for show and tell.
$1.00 per gram
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Campo del Cielo necklace Charms - $15.00 each Item#CC-01
