Large 85 Pound Campo del Cielo Meteorite

site discovered in 1576, Gran Chaco, Argentina,ÿlarge, naturally shaped specimen from a large and extremely heavy, iron meteorite from the very famous Campo del Cielo (Valley of the Sky) craters, accompanied by invoice dated July 12, 2007 for $2,399, approximately 7 x 14 in., 85.5 poundsNote:ÿResulting from a 5000 year old collision of two asteroids, the parent Campo asteroid shattered creating over a 1000 meteorites in the Campo Del Cielo valley. First recorded by Europeans around 1576, the craters and iron deposits were well known by the local inhabitants but their unearthly origins were not understood until much later, Provenance: Estate of Mr. and Mrs. David Astor Dowdy, Jr.
Condition Report: appears to be stable, no visible flaking