Campo del cielo meteorite, siderite type. A complete meteorite, composed mainly of iron and nickel, it features well-preserved regmaglyptes on its surface. Weight: 3790 g. Length: 170 mm. Width : 120 mm. Height: 100 mm. Place of discovery: Argentina, fallen to earth around 5000 years ago. Comment : Regmaglyptes are small depressions caused by entry and heating in our atmosphere. Prov : Brunel-Dejean de La Bâtie sale - Natural history April 9, 2018. Lot 19. Please ask for condition reports before the sale: they are not included in the sheets.

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