Lot 949
Meteorite Campo del Cielo Etched Section. The famous iron-nickel meteorite Campo del Cielo fell to the earth over 4,000 years ago in mountainous region of Gran Chaco, Argentina, 500 miles north-northwest of Buenos Aries, in one of the largest and undoubtedly most dramatic falls in the last 10,000 years. This heavy 3.25X3.5 inch section weighs over 3.5 pounds and has been polished and etched to show its Widmanstatten pattern. This spectacular section has fusion crust and regmaglypts on three sides and has been beautifully etched on three sides showing the coarse octahedrite pattern of this Type 1A iron-nickel meteorite with also interesting troilite inclusions.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.
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| Realized $369 |
