WORLD CLASS THUMBPRINTED NEW CAMPO METEORITE 195.6 LB The Best! Museum Quality! FREE! Iron Display Stand! Start Price USD 7,699.00 Current Price USD 7,699.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 12, 2008 End Time Friday, August 22, 2008 Location SF BAY AREA See more about 'WORLD CLASS THUMBPRINTED NEW CAMPO METEORITE 195.6 LB ' Description WOW!!! EXCEPTIONAL VALUE!!! EXTREME QUALITY!!! LOW LOW PRICE!!! A SPECTACULAR SPECIMEN!!! SIMPLY THE BEST!!! MUSEUM QUALITY!!! STATUESQUE!!! HUGE CAMPO METEORITES OF THIS QUALITY ARE VERY HARD TO FIND AND VERY FEW ARE LEFT!!! OUTSTANDING ORIENTED-LIKE APPEARANCE!!! LOADS OF THUMBPRINTS!!! SUPER FRESH APPEARANCE!!! FREE!! IRON CALIPER DISPLAY STAND!!! WORTH PLENTY!!! COMPARE QUALITY & PRICE!!! SEE PHOTOS!!! SPECIMEN WEIGHT: 195.6 LBS OR 88.9 KILOS!!! NEW OFFER! FREE CAMPO DEL CIELO FREE STANDING ALUMINUM DISPLAY LABEL WITH ANY PURCHASE OR COMBINED PURCHASE OVER $200!!! 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METEORITE MADNESS IS THE LARGEST DEALER & SUPPLIER OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CAMPOS IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE SOLD THOUSANDS OF KILOS OF CAMPOS ON E BAY. WE CONSTANTLY CARRY OVER 5 TONS OF NEW CAMPOS IN STOCK WHICH GUARANTEES YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. IF YOU DONT SEE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, ASK TO HAVE IT LISTED. REST ASSURED THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS GETTING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CAMPOS WITH THE BEST PRICES. JUST CHECK OUR FEEDBACK RATING. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 8x10 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WITH PHOTO OF SPECIMEN AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. MAILED SEPARATELY. Basic Information · Location: Campo del Cielo, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina, about 500 miles north-northwest of Buenos Aries. Latitude 27 degrees 39 minutes South, Longitude 61 degrees 44 minutes West. · Structural Class: Coarse octahedrite, Og, Widmanstatten bandwidth 3.0 ±0.6 mm. · Chemical Class: Group I, 6.68% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, 3.6 ppm Ir. · Time of Fall: 4,000 to 6,000 years ago History The first record of the Campo was in 1576. A Spanish governor learned of the iron from the Indians who reportedly believed that it had fallen from heaven. The governor sent an expedition under the command of one Captain de Miraval who brought back a few pieces of a huge iron mass he called Meson de Fierro (large table of iron). The location of the find was the Campo del Cielo (field of the sky or heaven), a fitting name for the location of a meteorite. Since the Indians believed that the irons fell from heaven the name may have come from the meteorites. The area is an open brush-covered plain that has little water and no other rocks--very good country in which to locate meteorites. Structure of the Campo del Cielo The Campo del Cielo is described as a polycrystalline coarse octahedrite. At 3 mm the Widmanstatten bands are thicker than those at Canyon Diablo or Odessa, but still thin enough to have the same coarse octahedrite classification. The mass was composed of large austenite crystals from 5 to 50 cm in size. On break-up the fragments were cold worked like those at Sikhote-Alin and Gibeon. It has been hypothesized that the original body was tabular in shape and broke up on entry into the atmosphere. Chemistry of the Campo del Cielo The Campo del Cielo is classified in Group I, , 6.68% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, 3.6 ppm Ir. Of course, almost all of the remaining portion of the meteorite is iron. The important minerals are: · Kamacite--this iron nickel alloy makes about 90 percent of specimens in finger size and width crystals. Neumann bands are common. · Taenite and plessite, the other iron-nickel alloy constituents are found at grain boundaries. · Schreibersite is uncommon. · Troilite is found aggregates with graphite and silicates. WINNING BIDDER TO PAY ACTUAL SHIPPING COSTS FROM ZIP CODE 94501 TO ANY WHERE IN THE U.S. OR WORLD. IF YOU DONT KNOW YOUR SHIPPING COSTS PLEASE ASK BEFORE BIDDING. INSURANCE IS AT THE COST OF THE BUYER AND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR DAMAGED ITEMS BY THE POSTAL SERVICE. SAVE ON SHIPPING!!! WE GLADLY COMBINE YOUR SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES. NEED IT FAST!     ASK FOR AN EXPRESS SHIPPING QUOTE!    1 DAY SHIPPING SERVICE TO MOST U.S. LOCATIONS! I AM IMCA MEMBER 1221. WE GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF EVERY METEORITE WE SELL. YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE. GOOD LUCK, HAPPY BIDDING AND BEST REGARDS.  Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Place a Bid!