Campo del Cielo Meteorite - SOLD 79.39g crinoid Known scientifically as gastroliths

Known scientifically as gastroliths

amorphous solid

acquired at auction in 2016

This material is part of a special class of meteorites known as shergottites

Above: A large split specimen

Campo del Cielo Meteorite - SOLD 79.39g crinoid Known scientifically as gastroliths"Moon defends himself with a spear tipped with a head carved of the soft wood of the bottletree, which breaks apart at the first impact. He also has a club made of the same wood which is too light to cause any harm. The Jaguar tears at his body, pieces of which fall on the earth. These are the meteors, which three times have caused a world fire." ~ Oral myth of Toba cosmology as recorded by Alfred Mtraux, 1946. Thousands of years ago, a massive metal