Lot 1676
Meteorite Campo Del Cielo 8.5 POUNDS. Most iron-nickel meteorites are just hunks of metal without an interesting shape. This large 6.25 x 3.75 x 3.5 inch 8.5 pound new Campo del Cielo iron-nickel meteorite is the exception, having an aesthetic shape with its iron-nickel surface covered with desirable regmaglypts (thumbprints) including a very large 2 x 2 inch regmaglypt. Regmaglypts formed when the meteor passed through Earth's atmosphere and the troilite in the meteorite melted. 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 choice 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 becoming very difficult to locate and demand for meteorites has been steadily increasing. A smaller five pound Campo del Cielo meteorite sold for over $3000 in a New York auction in September, 2007.
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Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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| Realized $930 |
