Authentic Campo del Cielo Meteorite 20g Sculptural Iron

This authentic Campo del Cielo meteorite is a particularly distinctive iron specimen, displaying a compact yet dramatic form with pronounced ridges, cavities, folds and raised metallic sections across its surface. The specimen has a silvery-grey metallic appearance contrasted by darker brown-black weathered areas, while its irregular contours create an almost sculptural character. From different angles, the piece reveals new recesses, projecting formations and surface textures, making it especially engaging as a display specimen. Its unusual natural shape gives this individual fragment considerable visual character while retaining the unmistakable appearance of an iron meteorite.

Specimen Details

✓ Meteorite: Campo del Cielo
✓ Classification: Iron Meteorite
✓ Find Location: Campo del Cielo, Argentina
✓ Material: Iron-Nickel Metal
✓ Colour: Silvery-grey with darker brown-black weathered areas
✓ Lustre: Metallic
✓ Surface: Naturally irregular, textured and weathered
✓ Form: Highly sculptural and irregular
✓ Specimen Size: Approximately 24 × 15 × 23 mm
✓ Weight: 20 g

The Campo del Cielo meteorite is one of the most historically important meteorite discoveries on Earth. These iron meteorites fell between approximately 4,000 and 5,000 years ago in the Gran Chaco region of northern Argentina, creating a vast strewn field containing numerous individual fragments and impact features.

Indigenous communities knew of the unusual iron masses long before their significance was understood by modern science. The name Campo del Cielo, meaning “Field of the Sky,” reflects the extraordinary origin of these stones. Spanish explorers formally documented the meteorite site in 1576, giving Campo del Cielo a remarkably long history of human observation and documentation.

Campo del Cielo is particularly important to meteorite collectors because of its exceptional provenance, enormous total recovered mass, and classification as an IAB iron meteorite. Formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago from material associated with an ancient differentiated asteroid, these meteorites preserve a physical record of the processes that shaped the early Solar System. Owning an individual fragment therefore means possessing a piece of material that predates Earth itself.

With its dramatic profile and intricate natural surface, this Campo del Cielo meteorite is an excellent choice for collectors seeking an individual specimen with strong visual character. Add this authentic piece of extraterrestrial iron to your collection and enjoy holding a tangible fragment of material that travelled through space before becoming part of Earth's geological story.