Lot 771
Two Campo del Cielo Iron-Nickel Meteorites. 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 in Argentina.
The first iron -nickel meteorite weighs 336 grams and is 2 1/2 x 2 inches while the second meteorite weights 306 grams and is 3 X 1 ½ inches. Each meteorite has 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. Estimated Value $250 - 500
Collection of Richard Kosta.
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