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Campo del Cielo - Argentina             The Campo del Cielo iron meteorites were discovered in 1571 about 500 miles northwest of Buenos Aries, Argentina.  Testing proved the ‘rocks’ to be meteorites.             It is estimated that the meteorites fell 4,000-6,000 years ago at Campo del Cielo (meaning field of sky or heaven) in Gran Chaco, Gualambia, giving credence to the fact that this was a fall (witnessed by man when falling to the earth) rather than a meteorite find, especially since larger pieces were found in and around a series of small craters in a field.  Twelve very large craters have been found by searchers.  The largest Campo meteorite weighs about 30 tons; understandably, it is one of Argentina’s national treasures.             This meteorite, when sliced, polished, and acid etched, shows lines known as the widmanstatten pattern, the tell-tale sign of a ‘metal space rock’.  Also, Campo meteorites are well known for their silicate inclusions.             For centuries, spe