Lot 724
Esthetic Campo Del Cielo, Three Pounds. 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 ago. This 3¾ x 3 x 2½ inch 2.86 pound Campo del Cielo iron-nickel meteorites has an esthetic cone 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 esthetic complete meteorite has an interesting sharp peak that looks something like a bottle opener. Estimate Value $275 - UP
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| Realized $800 |
