METEORITE DEL CIELO 26 CTS FS 785 (TBO-GR) T

Item Description Pictures Bidding History Comments

About This Auction		About This Seller: LIGHTNINGGEMS
Minimum Bid (USD)		Feedback Rating	98.72% Positive
Current Bid (USD)	0.00	Member Since	24 Jun 2007 in United States of America
Bid Increment (USD)	1.00	View feedback Send seller message View 4374 other auctions from this seller More about this seller
Bids Placed	0
Starting Bid (USD)	26.00
Reserve Price (USD)	none
Starts	March 20, 2010 12:05 AM
Ends	March 21, 2010 12:00 AM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	Meteorite	Shipping Cost	3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	94257	Shipping Insurance (optional)	7.00
Ends in 6 hours 51 minutes
* note for every bid placed in the last 5 minutes the auction end time increases by 60 seconds - refresh page to update

Gallery

* Hint: Click on the thumbnails above to see the full sized version. Images are of the actual item unless otherwise indicated.

Description

METEORITE

coarse iron octahedrites, type IAB

LOCATION: Campo del Cielo, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina, S AMERICA

LATITUDE: 27 degrees 39 minutes South, Longitude 61 degrees 44 minutes West. ·

STRUCTURE: Coarse octahedrite, Og, Widmanstatten bandwidth 3.0 ±0.6 mm. · CHEMICALCOMPOSITE: Group I, 6.68% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, 3.6 ppm Ir. ·

TIME : 4,000 to 6,000 years ago first record of its discovery was in 1576 by a Spanish Captain named Miravel

CHEMISTRY classified in Group I, , 6.68% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, 3.6 ppm Ir.

MINERALS · Kamacite--this iron nickel alloy makes about 90 percent of specimens in finger size and width crystals. Neumann bands are common. · Taenite and plessite, the other iron-nickel alloy constituents are found at grain boundaries. · Schreibersite is uncommon. · Troilite is found

aggregates with graphite and silicates.

SIZE: 26 X 20 X 4 MM APPROX.

WEIGHT: 26 CTS APPROX

Bidding History


No bids yet!

About This Seller

view extended profile

LIGHTNINGGEMS's Shipping, Handling & Return Policies

Shipping and handling is $3 flat per item. Insurance is optional at $5 please pay via PAYPAL for faster processing. ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS also accepted. BUY IT NOW - no shipping and handling charges apply . REFUNDS / EXCHANGES always available - exchange or be issued a refund (legitimate reasons) always a guaranteed.

ORDERS OVER $300.00 - FREE shipping, handling and insurance