34.8 grams 28x20x12mm NEW CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE with a flat side

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Your bid is for the solid iron NEW CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE as seen in the photo. You also get a information card on the meteorite.NEW CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE (IA) coarse Octahedrite with silicate inclusions. This great meteorite was first discovered in 1572 by Spanish explorers in Chaco, Argentina. Thousands of pieces have been found near some impact craters, the largest weighing an immense 35 TONS! These pieces are from a new find, many miles from the original strewnfield. They are being found on a mountainside, several feet underground. They are gorgeous individuals, fully regmaglypted, with no rust! The old Campos are found in the lowlands and have been immersed damp soil for centuries and as a result they are rust balls. These come from a location where there is no standing water thus are in great condition, rivaling Gibeon in character. These are great investment pieces, as they are great looking large meteorites.Basic Information · Location: Campo del Cielo, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina, about 500 miles north-northwest of Buenos Aries. Latitude 27 degrees 39 minutes South, Longitude 61 degrees 44 minutes West. · Structural Class: Coarse octahedrite, Og, Widmanstatten bandwidth 3.0 ±0.6 mm. · Chemical Class: Group I, 6.68% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, 3.6 ppm Ir. · Time of Fall: 4,000 to 6,000 years agoHistory 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.Structure of the Campo del CieloThe Campo del Cielo is described as a polycrystalline coarse octahedrite.This material is very solid, takes an excellent polish and displays nicely. I spend a great deal of time preparing these meteorites for your collection.I want you to be happy, and you will be very happy with this meteorite... Please see my feedback..You get the meteorite seen in the photo with an information card about it.In the U.S.A. it's 3.40 TOTAL FOR POSTAGE with DELIVERY CONFIRMATION ON ALL THE Auctions YOU WIN ON EBAY OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. TAKE YOUR TIME BIDDING ON THEM. NO PROBLEM OR RUSH.. Please only pay in one payment when you are all done.FREE POSTAGE in the U.S.A. ON ALL THE OTHER METEORITES YOU WIN paid for and mailed at the same time in one package. You can wait and bid over the next 14 days to get all the meteorites want for 3.40 total on POSTAGE with DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. Only pay when you are all done getting all the items you wanted.I will combine the cost of shipping for all the items you win during a 2 week period that are paid for in a single transaction. Please note...If items are paid for separately, they will be shipped separately due to PAYPAL tracking reasons. Also, I ship items within 24 hours from the time of payment. Therefore, do not pay for any items until you are done bidding so I can ship everything in one package. Please take your time and don't pay for up to 2 weeks. Includes tracking and delivery confirmation.For all my International friends the postage is 9.00 and tracking is added to it. For each additional meteorite auction 1.00 more on the postage. Please just email me to combine postage costs when you are all done, and ready to pay. Please only pay in one payment when you are all done.All Meteorite packages mailed out will have a Delivery Confirmation slip on the package. See Paypal for the tracking info..I am a member of the International Meteorite Collectors Association # 9247I guarantee the authenticity of every meteorite I sell on Ebay, so ! I will buy it back if you don't love it.. My IMCA member number is # 9247 read more

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