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Lot 780
Meteorite Campo Del Cielo 71 Pounds With a Burn Hole. These new Campo del Cielo iron-nickel meteorites have an esthetic shape with its iron-nickel surface covered with desirable regmaglypts (thumbprints) that formed when the meteor passed through Earth's atmosphere and the troilite in the meteorite melted. In addition to its beautiful esthetic shape this very large 71 pound 13 x 8 x 8 inch complete meteorite has many medium to large sized regmaglypts scattered all over its surface as well as a large 1.5 inch burn whole. First recorded by the Spanish in 1576, the huge fall of Campo del Cielo (Valley of the Sky) iron-nickel meteorites occurred thousands of years before. The best quality Campos such as this splendid specimen were recovered high in the mountains where their surface was not rusted away by ground water. The Campo field has been mostly explored and the price of quality Campos is rising dramatically as new specimens are getting to be very difficult to locate and demand for meteorites has been steadily increasing. A five pound Campo del Cielo meteorite sold for over $3000 in a New York auction in September, 2007.
Add $75 for domestic shipping. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000
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