Campo del Cielo meteorite IJzer meteoriet – Hoogte: 10.8 cm – Breedte: 9.8 cm – 1423 g – (1)

A rare XXL Museum Quality masterpiece. “An object with virtually endless ways to be perceived, revealing a different detail each time you look at it, depending on the angle and the play of light.” (I tried to capture some of these angles in the object photo series)100% authentic Iron meteorite. Comes with certificate of authenticity of:- International Meteorite Collectors Association- Global Meteorite Association- The Meteoritical SocietyThis meteorites has been professionally cleaned and treated. A process called electrolysis is used. This treatment takes about a month or more to complete and ensures the best quality and durability. General info:Originating from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The basis matter is approximately 4.5 billion years old. Campo del Cielo meteorites are fragments of a massive iron meteorite that fell to Earth approximately 4,000–5,000 years ago during the largest known metallic meteorite shower in Argentina. This event caused a field of meteorites in the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero.Iron meteorites represent about 5 percent of all meteorites and as their name implies they are almost entirely composed of iron and nickel. All iron meteorites are made of a native metal called meteoric iron. The concentration of nickel has an influence... lees verder bij Catawiki