How much is a Campo del Cielo meteorite worth?
Attractive stones from the Gao-Guenie witnessed fall (Burkina Faso, Africa, March 5, 1960) can be purchased for about $1.50/gram and a top quality one-kilogram specimen of the Campo del Cielo iron meteorite from Chaco Province, Argentina can be yours for about $400.
How old are Campo del Cielo meteorites?
4000 to 5000 years old
The craters’ age is estimated as 4000 to 5000 years old. The craters, containing iron fragments, were reported in 1576, but were already well known to the area’s aboriginal inhabitants. The total weight of iron meteorites recovered from the area so far exceeds 100 tonnes.
How can you tell if you have a meteorite?
Meteorites have several properties that help distinguish them from other rocks:
- Density: Meteorites are usually quite heavy for their size, since they contain metallic iron and dense minerals.
- Magnetic: Since most meteorites contain metallic iron, a magnet will often stick to them.
Where did Campo del Cielo meteorite come from?
Scientists believe that – like other iron meteorites – the Campo del Cielo mass probably originated within the Asteroid Belt located between Mars and Jupiter, and probably formed around the same time as the earth: some 4.5 billion years ago.
Where is Campo del Cielo from?
Campo del Cielo is the name given to a family of meteorite fragments found in a 2 x 12 mi area (crater) in northern Argentina. The meteor was estimated to have impacted Earth around 4700-4200 years ago.
Where did Campo del Cielo come from?
How big was Campo del Cielo?
Campo del Cielo features 1,350 square kilometers of meteorite impacts formed 4,000 years ago when a huge metallic fireball struck Earth at almost a right angle, as if trying to make a graceful landing, at a speed of 14,000 kilometers per hour.
Can you break a meteorite with a hammer?
Because meteorites do not contain quartz, the hardest common terrestrial mineral, they are not very hard. An ordinary chondrite can easily be smashed with a hammer.