Star Galaxy Gold knife block with meteorites and gold-plated meteorite tail

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Meteorite: Campo del Cielo 69.3 grams. (crystal form)

The Campo del Cielo meteorite fell 4800 years ago in what is now Argentina. Its fireball was so bright that stories about it were passed down from one generation to the next. When the Spanish arrived on the scene, they were told by the locals that the sky had fallen. They had also used this piece of sky to make their weapons. Now the export of meteorites has been banned by the Argentine government. It is an iron meteorite and therefore probably comes from the core of an asteroid. It was found in 1576 and comes from a collection that was passed down through generations. Its main components are iron and nickel, although it also contains other trace elements. The impact occurred around 4800 years ago. Most of the fragments fell on a narrow strip of land of several square kilometers, which is now known as the Campo del Cielo meteorite field. The impact left at least 26 craters in an area 3 kilometers wide and 18.5 kilometers long. It is estimated that meteorites hit the earth's surface at about 14,400 kilometers per hour. The meteorite is removable thanks to magnetic technology and the meteorite tail is gold-plated.

The Star Galaxy Gold from India exudes a sparkling and luxurious ambience. It is particularly impressive due to its gold and bronze-colored inclusions that sparkle on its deep black background. When polished, its full radiance comes into its own. The stone fits into any living environment that relies on strong contrasts. Simply elegant and timeless. The reflective minerals are bronzites embedded in a dark matrix. The Star Galaxy Gold is a gabbro and not granite. A gabbro is a fine-grained igneous rock that was formed deep in the earth's interior. It consists mainly of dark minerals such as pyroxene, hornblende and olives; quartz is absent or only occurs in trace amounts.

Type of rock: Gabbro

Age: Precambrian (covers the first 4 billion years of Earth’s history)

Rock group: Plutonic rock

Appearance: Deep black, brown, gold sparkling, medium grain

Location: Ongole/ Madras/ Andhra Pradesh, INDIA

Acid resistance: The stone is resistant to acid attacks within normal limits.

Technical data: Star Galaxy Gold

Bulk density: 2.83-2.95 t/m³

Compressive strength: 183.0-203.1 MPa

Bending strength: 19.1 MPa

Water absorption: 0.08-0.12 wt.%

Frost resistance: Frost resistant