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25 kg. Iron, IAB-MG
TKW 50 metric tons. Observed fall: no. Found 1576.
From Wikipedia:
The Campo del Cielo refers to a group of iron meteorites or to the area where they were found situated on the border between the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The crater field covers an area of 3×20 kilometers and contains at least 26 craters, the largest being 115×91 meters. The craters' age is estimated as 4,000–5,000 years. The craters, containing iron masses, were reported in 1576, but were already well known to the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. The craters and the area around contain numerous fragments of an iron meteorite. The total weight of the pieces so far recovered exceeds 100 tonnes, making the meteorite the heaviest one ever recovered on Earth. The largest fragment, consisting of 37 tonnes, is the second heaviest single-piece meteorite recovered on Earth, after the Hoba meteorite.
  
Graham writes:
This is the latest addition to my collection and it’s provenance is from Werner Schroer. It is a beautiful whole meteorite covered with regmaglypts and displays great in my Collection! Very heavy and hard to move around so I think i will leave it where it is for the moment:)
The Campo Del Cielo Meteorite has a great history to it and for more information I suggest you visit this site |
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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Stephan Decker
12/19/2015 5:25:09 AM |
The slightly different Stromboli. Great iron! |
M Schulman
10/19/2015 8:21:10 AM |
That's a mountain! Awesome |
Graham Macleod
10/16/2015 2:37:08 AM |
Good one John Lol. |
John Divelibss
10/15/2015 7:31:39 PM |
Graham...very nice big Campo! It has that Jabba the Hut spread out, relaxed look. Very unique piece. |
Graham Macleod
10/15/2015 5:32:51 PM |
Thanks for all your encouraging comments!
Cheers |
Graham Macleod
10/15/2015 5:24:17 PM |
Thanks for all your encouraging comments and have a great week to All.
Cheers |
Michael Mulgrew
10/15/2015 10:46:52 AM |
Wow, Graham, that's quite a monster! |
John Cabassi
10/15/2015 8:42:58 AM |
Very nice chunk mate |
gourgues denis
10/15/2015 7:58:17 AM |
Beautiful photo, beautiful impressive campo..... Very nice specimen.... |
Frank Carroll
10/15/2015 6:37:30 AM |
Very nice Campo Graham. Love the shape |
Ian Macleod
10/15/2015 2:31:58 AM |
That is massive!!! WOW |
John Hope
10/15/2015 2:12:39 AM |
I would love to have a massive piece like this Graham, good on ya mate. |
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