{"product_id":"2201-3g-campo-del-cielo-iron-meteorite","title":"2,201.3g Campo Del Cielo Iron Meteorite","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn Offer\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2,201.3g Campo Del Cielo iron meteorite. This is an impressive 2.2 kilo \/ 4.85 pound specimen of a classic iron meteorite from Argentina.  An impressive specimen for any collection.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e11.05\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ecm x 9.19 cm x 7.8 cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Campo del Cielo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIron, IAB-MG\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eYear first found: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1576\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCountry:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArgentina\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInteresting facts about the Campo Del Cielo Meteorites\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's the Heaviest Recovered Meteorite Mass on Earth:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-79\"\u003eWith a Total Known Weight (TKW) of over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-79\"\u003e100 tonnes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-79 citation-end-79\"\u003e, Campo del Cielo represents the heaviest combined mass of meteorite fragments ever recovered from a single fall.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1c2702456ff79c1c-48\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Atmospheric Explosion:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-78\"\u003eThe parent asteroid—estimated at over 4 meters in diameter—entered Earth's atmosphere between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-78\"\u003e4,200 and 4,700 years ago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-78 citation-end-78\"\u003e (approx. 2200–2700 BCE).\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-77 citation-end-77\"\u003eDue to its high internal inclusion density, structural weak points caused the body to fragment explosively in the upper atmosphere, showering the landscape with thousands of individual meteorites.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1c2702456ff79c1c-49\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Crater Field:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-76\"\u003eThe meteorite fall produced at least \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-76\"\u003e26 distinct impact craters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-76 citation-end-76\"\u003e in a primary field measuring 3 km × 18.5 km. However, the smaller fragments scattered across a strewn field spanning more than 60 km.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-75 citation-end-75\"\u003eThe largest single crater measures 115 m × 91 meters in diameter.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1c2702456ff79c1c-50\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarbon-14 Dating:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-74 citation-end-74\"\u003eScientists estimated the impact era of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-78\"\u003e4,200 and 4,700 years ago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-78\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby analyzing samples of charcoal and charred wood trapped beneath the soil layers immediately under the meteorite fragments.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1c2702456ff79c1c-51\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eField of the Sky:\u003c\/b\u003e The strewn field is l\u003cspan class=\"citation-73\"\u003eocated in northern Argentina on the border of Chaco and Santiago del Estero provinces. The site was known to local indigenous peoples as \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-73\"\u003ePiguem Nonralta\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-73\"\u003e, which the Spanish translated as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-73\"\u003eCampo del Cielo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-73 citation-end-73\"\u003e \"Field of the Sky\".\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-72 citation-end-72\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1576 is when Europeans learned about it: \u003c\/strong\u003eIndigenous oral histories recorded a time when \"fire fell from the sky,\" and the indigenous peoples of the area had long used the native iron to forge tools and weapons. As such, while the official discovery date is recorded as being the year\u003cspan class=\"citation-73\"\u003e 1576, it is well documented that locals had known of it long before that. So, contrary to this well established and often republished \"find\" date (we are also guilty of this in the listing data above), it is very likely that it was a meteorite fall witnessed by the indigenous population at the time of impact. It is also very likely that at least some of it was subsequently found by locals shortly after it hit the ground four and half millennia ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMassive Individual Fragments:\u003c\/b\u003e The Campo Del Cielo strewn field contains two of the largest single-piece meteorites on Earth. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-69 citation-end-69\"\u003eBoth fragments rank among the heaviest individual meteorites ever found, behind the 60-tonne Hoba meteorite in Namibia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1c2702456ff79c1c-52\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGancedo:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-71\"\u003eUnearthed in 2016, weighing approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-71\"\u003e30.8 tonnes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-71 citation-end-71\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1c2702456ff79c1c-53\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEl Chaco:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-70\"\u003eDiscovered in 1969, weighing approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-70\"\u003e28.8 tonnes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-70 citation-end-70\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get: \u003c\/strong\u003e2,201.3 gram Campo del Cielo Iron meteorite specimen as shown \u0026amp; signed Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSEE OFFICIAL METEORITICAL BULLETIN DATABASE ENTRY BELLOW\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"tablefat\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" id=\"maintable\" border=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"2\" class=\"insidehead\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCampo del Cielo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"inside\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbig\u003eBasic information\u003c\/big\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"inside\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eName:\u003c\/b\u003e Campo del Cielo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbbreviation:\u003c\/b\u003e There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserved fall: \u003c\/b\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear found: \u003c\/b\u003e1576\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountry: \u003c\/b\u003eArgentina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMass:\u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/notes.php?note=16\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 50 t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"inside\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbig\u003eClassification\u003cbr\u003e  history:\u003c\/big\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"inside\"\u003e\n\u003ctable summary=\"used for layout\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"width: 407px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 176px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 36, Moscow (1966) reprinted Met. 5, 85-109 (1970)\" href=\"http:\/\/adsbit.harvard.edu\/cgi-bin\/nph-iarticle_query?1970Metic...5...85.\"\u003eMB 36\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e  \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 52px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e(1966)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 149px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNHM Catalogue:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 176px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Grady, M. M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites, 5th Edition, Cambridge Univ. Press, Edinburgh, UK.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/us\/catalogue\/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521663032\"\u003e5th Edition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e  \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 52px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e(2000)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 149px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIAB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMetBase:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 176px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Koblitz, J. (2006) MetBase, version 7.1 (CD-ROM)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metbase.de\/home.html\"\u003ev. 7.1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e  \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 52px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e(2006)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 149px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIAB-MG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended:  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 176px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 52px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 149px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eIron, IAB-MG\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis is 1 of 119 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG.   \u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?sea=Iron%2C+IAB-MG\u0026amp;sfor=types\u0026amp;stype=exact\u0026amp;lrec=50\u0026amp;srt=name\"\u003e[show all]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSearch for other: \u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?sea=\u0026amp;sfor=names\u0026amp;stype=contains\u0026amp;lrec=50\u0026amp;categ=IAB+complex+irons\u0026amp;srt=name\"\u003eIAB complex irons\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?sea=\u0026amp;sfor=names\u0026amp;stype=contains\u0026amp;lrec=50\u0026amp;categ=Iron+meteorites\u0026amp;srt=name\"\u003eIron meteorites\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?sea=\u0026amp;sfor=names\u0026amp;stype=contains\u0026amp;lrec=50\u0026amp;categ=Metal-rich+meteorites\u0026amp;srt=name\"\u003eMetal-rich meteorites\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Top Meteorite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49025251016929,"sku":"CAMPODELCIELO26_2201.3_01","price":2625.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2762\/files\/Top-Meteorite-Iron-CanyonDiablo_CANYONDIABLO26_02_11.jpg?v=1788388477","url":"https:\/\/topmeteorite.com\/en-ca\/products\/2201-3g-campo-del-cielo-iron-meteorite","provider":"Top Meteorite","version":"1.0","type":"link"}