SKU:S881

Real Campo del Cielo Meteorite Argentina

Name: Real Campo del Cielo Meteorite Argentina
Brand: ForeverGems_Tuc26
SKU: S881
Price: 380.00 ZAR
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Real Campo del Cielo Meteorite Argentina

R380.00 ZAR

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A real Campo del Cielo meteorite is one of the most sought-after specimens in the natural history collector world — and the reasons are as much historical as they are scientific. This genuine IAB iron meteorite from Argentina's Gran Chaco region is part of a fall that shook the earth between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago, leaving behind a strewn field with a total known weight exceeding 100 tons. By any measure, it is one of the greatest meteorite events in recorded history.

Long before modern science catalogued it, indigenous peoples of the region knew these iron stones as gifts from the sky — they named the site "Campo del Cielo," meaning Field of the Sky. Spanish explorers encountered and documented the fall in 1576, making this one of the earliest meteorite discoveries in the Western world.

Composed primarily of iron and nickel and forged in the core of a long-lost asteroid, a real Campo del Cielo meteorite connects you to every chapter of that story — indigenous heritage, colonial exploration, and cutting-edge planetary science. That is what this piece offers.

The Details You Need

✓ Meteorite Type: Iron Meteorite (Coarse Octahedrite)

✓ Composition: Primarily Iron and Nickel

✓ Fall Age: Approximately 4,000–5,000 years ago

✓ Total Known Weight: Exceeds 100 tons (all recovered specimens)

✓ First Documented: 1576 by Spanish explorers

✓ Age: Approximately 4.5 billion years old

✓ Fall Location: Chaco Province, Argentina

✓ Specimen Size: ≈19mm x 23mm x14mm

✓ Weight: 19 gram

✓ Want to know more about Campo del Cielo: Read here

Bring home a genuine cosmic relic and add something truly extraordinary to your collection.

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Every specimen at Forever Gems is personally hand-selected and verified. We source exclusively from trusted IMCA-registered dealers, artisanal miners, and long-standing partners we meet with annually at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.

Any replica or reproduction fossils are always clearly labeled and sold separately.

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We stand behind the authenticity of every fossil we sell. If a fossil purchased from Forever Gems can be scientifically proven not to be authentic, it may be returned at any time for a full refund, provided supporting proof is supplied. This lifetime authenticity guarantee is in addition to our standard 30-day return policy.

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Local pickup: Wellington by appointment, Franschhoek Store Fri–Sun, or Franschhoek Village Market Saturdays (weather permitting).

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