Your personal piece of the sky: a fragment of the Campo del Cielo nickel-iron meteorite from Argentina
The fragments were created by immersing a piece of this meteorite in liquid nitrogen and then splitting it with a hammer. The fragments are then rubbed with gun oil to keep oxygen away. If signs of rust are visible or appear over the years, you can remove them with a brush.
The first mention of Campo del Cielo dates back to 1576. A Spanish governor learned from the natives that iron had fallen from the sky. The governor sent out an expedition, which brought back a huge mass of iron. The largest known piece weighs 31 tonnes! The site of the find was Campo del Cielo, about 800 kilometres northwest of Buenos Aires. It is not entirely clear whether the apt name of the region, Campo del Cielo (Field of Heaven), is related to the meteorite fall. In any case, there could be no better name for the scatter field of a meteorite fall. However, the fall occurred about 6,000 years ago.
The Campo del Cielo shows Widmanstätten structures and is classified as a coarse octahedrite. This is the most common group of nickel-iron meteorites.
Size: approx. 14-30 mm
Similar to image: The image is an example of a fragment of the meteorite you will receive. The photo does not show the exact specimen. The exact size of the fragment cannot be specified before shipping. The technical data provides information on the size range.
