*Excellent 91 lb. Iron Meteorite*
Item: CDC41.1	Dimensions: 340 x 220 x 180 mm	Weight: 41.1 kg
Exhibits sharp features and great thumbprinting. Very stable specimen. Click photo for 3 views.
Partial/complete: Complete
All weights & dimensions are approximate.

Campo Del Cielo

Country: Argentina
Found: 1576
Group: Iron
Type: Octahedrite, coarse
Class: IA, with silicate inclusions
Total known weight: ~50,000 kg

First documented by the early Spanish explorers in 1576 Campo del Cielo is aptly translated "Field of the Sky". The meteoritic iron was later used in making weapons for the war of independence from Spain. It is a polycrystalline, coarse octahedrite with silicate, graphite, and troilite inclusions of significant size.

$8300