1.14" Etched Tambo Quemado Iron Meteorite Slice (17.3 g) - Peru

Tambo Quemado is the name given to an iron meteorite fall discovered in the Peruvian Andes in 1950. It was discovered by an indigenous village, who eventually traded it for cement to build a school. In fact, the meteorite's unique crystal structure indicates terrestrial reheating, likely done by the indigenous group to melt it for its iron. It also contains a large amount fo silicates for an iron meteorite, indicating it crystallized closer to the mantle of an ancient planetoid.