Authentic Campo del Cielo meteorite fragment, 0.9 cm length, Argentina
RON 99,99
Authentic meteorite fragment from Campo del Cielo in a plastic box. It originates in Argentina. Campo del Cielo is an iron meteorite from the region of the same name in Argentina. It reached Earth 4,000–5,000 years ago and its estimated age is 4.5 billion years, dating back to the formation of our solar system! The specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by a professional geologist who has examined the specimen. An excellent gift for any geology or astronomy enthusiast!
Due to the process of entering the atmosphere and impacting the planet's surface, the fragment has imperfections that are perfectly normal and inevitable. We invite you to carefully study the product photos to identify the natural imperfections of the fragment.
Specimen: authentic meteorite fragment from Campo del Cielo
Dimensions: approximately 0.9 cm length (Please take a look at the photo where the specimen is placed next to the ruler/in the hand to get an idea of its size)
Weight: 1.2 g
Country of origin: Campo del Cielo, Argentina
The product consists of a single authentic meteorite fragment from Campo del Cielo in a plastic box, the one in the pictures above, and comes with a brochure containing specific geological information, as well as a Certificate of Authenticity signed by a professional geologist who examined the specimen.
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Description
Meteorites are rocks from space that enter a planet's atmosphere and reach its surface. They are the result of incomplete combustion in the atmosphere of meteoroids – pieces of various sizes of iron and rock, resulting mainly from the collision of asteroids. Campo del Cielo is a class IAB-MG iron meteorite from the region of the same name in Argentina. It reached Earth 4,000–5,000 years ago and its estimated age is 4.5 billion years, dating back to the formation of our solar system. Its chemical composition is 92.6% iron, 6.67% nickel, 0.43% cobalt, 0.25% phosphorus, 87 ppm gallium, 407 ppm germanium and 3.6 ppm iridium – a composition not found on Earth.
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