Lot 635
8¼ Lb. New Campo del Cielo Iron-Nickel Meteorite. This 5 x 5 inch, 8¼ lb. iron-nickel meteorite has an aesthetically sculpted shape with many small thumbprints, called regmaglypts. There is also one very large regmaglypt on the bottom side. The best specimens of Campos, known as "new" Campos have been found higher up the mountain from the older ones. These new Campos are much more desirable due to their sculpted shape and regmaglypts. Campo del Cielo translates as "Valley of the Sky" and fell 4,000 years ago in Argentina. Spanish explorers wrote about these meteorites in 1576. This is an opportunity to purchase a large and pleasing iron-nickel meteorite at a modest price. Weight is 8½ pounds.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,750.
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