CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE

CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE

Iron, coarse octahedrite - IAB-MG 

Gran Chaco, Argentina

Mounted on custom display stand and measures 3 ½ x 3 x 1 inch (8.89 x 7.62 x 2.54 cm) and weighs 1.06 lbs. (480 grams).

Campo del Cielo is to date the largest meteorite discovery found, with individual specims weighing up to 30 tons. This fist-sized specimen shows gently undulating contours of the characteristic regmaglypts (thumbprint-like depressions) with a grey gunmetal patina.