CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITES
Gran Chaco, Gualamba, Chaco Argentina
Found 1576, actual fall estimated at 4000-6000 years ago.
Type: Iron based meteorite. Octahedrite, coarse (3.0mm) with silicate inclusions
(IA)
Analysis of metal: 6.62% Ni, 90.0 ppm Ga, 392 ppm Ge, 3.2 ppm Ir
A mass of 8 tons was found at a depth of 5 meters in crater 10.
See also
Moldavite
Fulgurites
Campo del Cielo Meteorite
Sikhote-Alin
Meteorite
Gibeon Meteorites
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