Meteorite Earrings

£55.00

Meteorite Earrings, made from the iconic ‘Campo del Cielo’ meteorite 

Size, (each meteorite) 2cm (top to bottom) 1.6cm across

Weight 11.43 gm  Ref No. 3217

 

Description

Meteorite Earrings, made from the iconic ‘Campo del Cielo’ meteorite 

A unique gift for someone who has everything, something extra terrestrial, for someone extra special.

These earrings are made from genuine Meteorites from the iconic Campo del Cielo meteorite. The wires are 925 sterling silver from planet earth. The meteorites however are from outer space. This would make a unique gift, for someone special, or why not yourself. As to be expected being natural objects they are not identical, but the overall shapes and sizes are similar.

The Campo del Cielo meteorite, is an iconic, and well documented meteorite. It struck Chaco Province, Northern Argentina between 4000 and 6000 years ago. It was from the Asteroid Belt between Jupiter and Mars. Early Spanish explorers first heard of its existence in 1576 from the Native Indians. The Indigenous Indians thought that it had fallen from Heaven, hence the name ‘Campo del Cielo’. When it fell to earth it broke up resulting in a series of craters in the southwestern part of the strewn field.

Iron Meteorites represent only 5% of all meteorites. These consist of iron-nickel alloys, including Kamacite and taenite. Rarer still are the stony-iron meteorites, these consist of iron-nickel metal and silicate minerals. These however make up only 1% of all meteorites found.

We supply these Meteorite Earrings in an attractive gift box. A gift for someone who has everything, something extra terrestrial, for someone extra special.

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