Description
The rarest things on Earth were formed by the most ordinary processes, repeated for eons. Campo del Cielo — ‘Field of the Sky’ — fell approximately 4,500 years ago across the Gran Chaco. Indigenous peoples knew the crater field; the first European report came in 1576 from a Spanish governor who noted ‘a mass of iron.’ The fall produced multiple craters; the combined mass recovered exceeds 100 tonnes, making it one of the world’s largest recorded meteorite fields.
This specimen originates from Chaco Province, Argentina, one of the world’s most significant localities for this type of material. Collectors and scientists have drawn from this region for generations, and for good reason: the combination of geological conditions here produces specimens of exceptional quality and clarity.
Every specimen is unique. Photographs approximate the visual experience, but the real thing — its weight, its luster under a raking light, the way it catches the corner of your eye — can only be experienced directly.
