Field of Heaven. Metal Meteorite 4500 years old - 1.86 kg

Complete piece of great beauty, with many regmaglifos. A metal meteorite is composed mainly of iron and nickel. Actually, it is a piece of the nucleus of an asteroid. In the process of differentiation, when the asteroid is a magma ball, during its formation, iron and nickel are deposited in the center of the asteroid, since they are the heaviest elements. After cooling, the metal core of the asteroid is formed. Through catastrophic collisions, the asteroid and its nucleus are broken and those fragments remain in space until some piece falls on our planet. It is estimated that they represent 5. 7% of falls. The impact occurred approximately 4,500 years ago. Most of the fragments fell on a narrow strip of land of several square kilometers, which is now known as the field of meteorites "Field of Heaven. " The impact left at least 26 craters in an area 3 kilometers wide and 18. 5 kilometers long. It is estimated that the meteorites hit the Earth's surface at about 14,400 kilometers per hour. In Expometeoritos, we take care of the dissemination, talks, workshops, analysis, classification and exhibitions of Meteorites. We are members of: .
- IMCA (International Association of Meteorite Collectors) # 8187 .
- Meteoritical Society .
- American Meteor Society All our pieces are certified and we also deliver the analysis of the chemical composition if the value of the piece exceeds € 300, carried out in our facilities by X-ray Spectrography.