Iron Meteorite Campo del Cielo
Fell 4,000 years ago
93% IRON, 392 ppm GERMANIUM, 6.62% NICKEL, 90.0 ppm GALLIUM, 3.2 ppm IRIDIUM
Gran Chaco, Argentina
Meteorite measures 3-3/8″ wide x 1-7/8″ high (330 grams)
The Campo del Cielo meteorite is one of the most well know iron meteorite falls. It is classified as a coarse octahedrite 1AB and impacted about 620 miles north-northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The craters were reported to the public in 1576.
