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CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE
Gran Chaco, Gualamba,
Chaco Argentina
Campo del Cielo means "field of the heaveans."
Found 1576 by the Spanish, actual fall estimated at 4000-6000 years ago.
Type: Iron based meteorite. Octahedrite, coarse (3.0mm) with silicate inclusions
(IA)
Analysis of metal: 6.62% Ni, 90.0 ppm Ga, 392 ppm Ge, 3.2 ppm Ir
A mass of 8 tons was found at a depth of 5 meters in crater 10.
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del Cielo Meteorite Necklace. Meteorite specimen on 20" black
cord with clasp. Each
one unique. #CP-1c. Campo
del Cielo Meteorite Necklace, approx. 5.0 - 6.8 grams. $20 each
TEMPORARILY
SOLD
OUT #CP-1d. Campo del Cielo Meteorite Necklace, approx. 2.7 - 4.4 grams. $16 each TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT |
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#CP-10 Tiny
Campo del Cielo Meteorite pieces, under 1 gram in weight. about
1/4" - 1/2" long. $1.25 each TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT |
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