Campo Del Cielo Iron Meteorite Coarse Octahedrite Chaco Argentina 41mm 82gr
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:4399134 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Argentina |
| Featured Refinements: Iron Meteorite |
Campo del Cielo Iron Meteorite - coarse octahedrite to granular hexahedrite Chaco, Santiago del Estero , Argentina Size : 41 x 34 x 26 mm Weight : 82 grams*********************Age4200 to 4700 years ago
HoloceneExposedYesDrilledYesBolide typeCoarse octahedrite to granular hexahedriteLocationCoordinates27°38′S 61°42′WCoordinates: 27°38′S 61°42′WCountry ArgentinaProvinceChaco, S...antiago del Estero
The Campo del Cielo refers to a group of iron meteorites or to the area where they were found.This area is situated on the border between the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, 1, 000 kilometers (620 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The crater field covers an area of 3 by 18.5 kilometres (1.9 by 11.5 mi) and contains at least 26 craters, the largest being 115 by 91 metres (377 by 299 ft).The craters' age is estimated as 4, 000–5, 000 years. The craters, containing iron masses, were reported in 1576, but were already well known to the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. The craters and the area around contain numerous fragments of an iron meteorite. The total weight of the pieces so far recovered is about 100 tonnes, making the meteorite possibly the heaviest one ever recovered on Earth.The largest two fragments, the 30.8-ton Gancedo and 28.8-ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest single-piece meteorite masses recovered on Earth, along with the 60-ton Hoba and a 31-ton fragment of the Cape York meteorite.
HoloceneExposedYesDrilledYesBolide typeCoarse octahedrite to granular hexahedriteLocationCoordinates27°38′S 61°42′WCoordinates: 27°38′S 61°42′WCountry ArgentinaProvinceChaco, S...antiago del Estero
The Campo del Cielo refers to a group of iron meteorites or to the area where they were found.This area is situated on the border between the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, 1, 000 kilometers (620 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The crater field covers an area of 3 by 18.5 kilometres (1.9 by 11.5 mi) and contains at least 26 craters, the largest being 115 by 91 metres (377 by 299 ft).The craters' age is estimated as 4, 000–5, 000 years. The craters, containing iron masses, were reported in 1576, but were already well known to the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. The craters and the area around contain numerous fragments of an iron meteorite. The total weight of the pieces so far recovered is about 100 tonnes, making the meteorite possibly the heaviest one ever recovered on Earth.The largest two fragments, the 30.8-ton Gancedo and 28.8-ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest single-piece meteorite masses recovered on Earth, along with the 60-ton Hoba and a 31-ton fragment of the Cape York meteorite.
