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Copyright (c) Alf Chern.
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2.9 kg. individual. Iron, IAB-MG
TKW 50 metric tons. Fall not observed. Found 1576, Argentina.
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.
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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John Divelbiss
8/5/2024 7:23:09 PM |
Campo has classic "heavy metal" aspects of a meteorite. I love my 13-kilogram individual that I stabilized with car brake fluid twenty years ago, and it is still rust free. |
John lutzon
8/5/2024 6:09:28 PM |
Underrated for sure. Gorgeous interior structures, as well. |
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Matthias
8/5/2017 10:38:42 AM |
Very fine Campo indeed, congratulations. |
Adri*n Contreras G*mez
8/5/2017 2:41:39 AM |
Todo un cl*sico, imprescindible en cualquier colecci*n. Bonito! :) |
Graham Macleod
8/5/2017 1:42:11 AM |
What a beauty!
A stunning Campo with lots of reggs and more.
Cheers |
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