Lot 1453
Meteorite Silicated Campo Del Cielo. Campo del Cielo is a famous iron-nickel meteorite from Argentina which when etched reveals its distinctive Widmanstatten pattern. This lot contains a 4.5 x 1.75 inch 361 gram end cut that has been etched and polished to reveal the normal wide ban pattern. Also included is a 2.75 x 2 inch 148 gram end cut that is mostly silicated with a little bit of the normal pattern although much thinner. This mix of iron-nickel and solid fragments of silicate rocks is known as a mesosiderite which is a stony-iron meteorite. Mesosiderites contain part of the stony asteroid and part of the iron-nickel asteroid mixed together. The silicated Campo slice clearly shows the mix of silicates with one silicate inclusion measuring .75 inches and interspersed with areas of iron-nickel metal including one section of a fine Widmanstatten pattern indicative of a higher nickel content than is normally found in Campo del Cielo meteorites. This rare silicated Campo was found in a new strewfield in the Province of Formosa, Argentina, several hundred miles away from the main field. Both end cuts are preserved in a 8.25 x 6.25 Riker Mount.
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Estimated Value $500 - 700.
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