Campo del Cielo meteorite – 9.08 g – Pendant on black...

A piece of cosmic history to wear This pendant contains an authentic Campo del Cielo iron meteorite weighing 9.08 grams. It is mounted as jewelry and comes with a beautiful black stainless steel chain. It is a piece you wear and can tell stories about. About the meteorite Origin: Campo del Cielo ("heavenly plain"), Chaco/Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina Type: iron meteorite (octahedrite, IAB group) Composition: mainly iron and nickel Age: the meteorite formed more than 4.5 billion years ago in the core of a planetesimal. It fell to Earth about 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. Meteorite weight: 6.82 grams The impact scattered thousands of fragments over an area of about 60 km long. Campo del Cielo is one of the best-known and best-documented meteorite fall fields in the world. The indigenous people had known the metal chunks for centuries before the Spanish explorers described them in the 16th century. The jewelry Pendant: natural meteorite with a rough, sculptural surface. The hollows and recesses were formed during the flight through the atmosphere and the millennia on Earth. Chain: elegant black stainless steel chain, strong, modern and timeless. The dark color complements the metallic character of the meteorite. Chain length: [23 cm] Pendant dimensions: [24 x 20 mm] Why this pendant? Meteorite jewelry is a unique gift for astronomy, minerals and history enthusiasts, and for anyone seeking a distinctive piece of jewelry. Each meteorite is a unique specimen, so no two pendants are the same. This is jewelry and a collectable. Condition Very good. The surface is natural and untreated as is customary with meteorites.

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