Meteorite Crater Ring, Dark Gunmetal

Meteorite Crater Ring, Dark Gunmetal

$239.00
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Each ring has a "crater" with a 5g-7g Argentine Campo del Cielo meteorite buried within. Meteorite weighs ~5g to ~7g Dark gunmetal electroformed copper, medium width band Specimen is 4.5 billion years old! Origin: Campo del Cielo, Argentina / Space Meteorite composition: 92% iron; 6% nickel, 2% trace minerals Handmade by us, and the universe. Please allow for slight variations in color, shape and size of the specimens Each is one of a kind: Meteorites are natural and the setting is individually hand-sculpted Due to the high iron content, a clear protective finish has been applied to help prevent rusting. Campo del Cielo translates to "Field of Heaven." Though it fell to Earth more than 4000 years ago, this meteorite was first discovered in 1576 by a Spanish military expedition, searching for a source of iron. Scientists believe that - like other iron meteorites - the Campo del Cielo mass originated within the Asteroid Belt located between Mars and Jupiter, and probably formed around

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