Iron Nickel Meteorite Pendant Necklace fragment - coarse octahedrite Campo del Cielo Argentina
Weight: 7.24 Grams
18-inch necklace with a two-inch extender chain (20 inches)
Campo del Cielo iron meteorites were discovered in 1571 about 500 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is estimated the fall occurred 4,000 - 6,000 years ago at Campo del Cielo (meaning "field of sky").
This is a Group IA iron meteorite classed as a coarse octahedrite. On average, the composition is 92.5% iron, 6.68% nickel and 1.12% cobalt, phosphorous germanium and gallium.