Iron Nickel Meteor fragment - coarse octahedrite Campo del Cielo Argentina
Weight: 13.70 Grams
Measurements: 26.54mm x 13.43mm x 11.47mm
Campo del Cielo iron meteorites were discovered in 1571 about 500 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is estimated the fall occurred 4,000 - 6,000 years ago at Campo del Cielo (meaning "field of sky" or "heaven").
This is a Group IA iron meteorite classed as a coarse octahedrite. On average, the composition is 92.5% iron, 6.68% nickel and 1.12% cobalt, phosphorous germanium and gallium.