Could this be a Campo Del Cielo?

[rrr5791]

This was gifted to me about ten years ago. It looks like a Campo but I'm not sure. It is magnetic and very heavy.

 

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[Red-Coat]

Nice looking specimen.

Unfortunately, without submitting it for a detailed analysis, there's no way of saying. If one went by surface appearance alone and considered the most likely origins for sizeable iron meteorite specimens readily available to collectors, then Campo would be pretty much at the top of the list, with Nantan also a possibility.

It doesn't have a typical appearance for Sikhote-Alin, which is the other iron widely represented in most collections.

 

[rrr5791]

Nice looking specimen.

Unfortunately, without submitting it for a detailed analysis, there's no way of saying. If one went by surface appearance alone and considered the most likely origins for sizeable iron meteorite specimens readily available to collectors, then Campo would be pretty much at the top of the list, with Nantan also a possibility.

It doesn't have a typical appearance for Sikhote-Alin, which is the other iron widely represented in most collections.

Since it's not possible to tell for sure if its a Campo or Natan or Sikhote-Alin, is it possible to tell if its even actually a meteorite?

 

[Red-Coat]

It's not usually possible to determine whether a specimen is a meteorite or not just by looking. It almost always requires professional testing or, in the case of iron meteorites, cutting and etching can sometimes be sufficient. However, in this case, the surface appearance together with its attraction to a magnet (strongly so, I would hope) puts it in the realms of high possibility. I would be surprised if it isn't, but you never can tell without confirmatory testing.

 

[rrr5791]

It's not usually possible to determine whether a specimen is a meteorite or not just by looking. It almost always requires professional testing or, in the case of iron meteorites, cutting and etching can sometimes be sufficient. However, in this case, the surface appearance together with its attraction to a magnet (strongly so, I would hope) puts it in the realms of high possibility. I would be surprised if it isn't, but you never can tell without confirmatory testing.

Thank you for the information! I appreciate it.