Gibeon Iron Meteorite slice! Nice Etch 9.9 gr

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*Beautiful Iron Meteorite*This is a slice of Gibeon Iron Meteorite. This piece weighs 9.9 grams and has a beautiful etch. Great pieces for any collection or collector. Good Piece to make into jewelry. The Dimensions are 20mm X 32 mm X 2.5 mm Information about Gibeon: Name: Gibeon Classification: Iron, Fine Octahedrite IVA Find/Found Found 1836 Description: This very beautiful and unusual meteorite was first found in 1836, although native inhabitants knew about it before then. Most specimens show flight markings and evidence of a violent atomospheric breakup. A beautiful fine octahedrite pattern when etched and is very resistant to rust because of the tight fitting crystals, lack of inclusions, and high nickel content Here is more information about Gibeon from Wikipedia's website /wiki/Gibeon_meteorite Gibeon is a meteorite fallen in prehistoric times in Namibia . It was named after the nearest town: Gibeon, Namibia . Contents [ hide ]1 History 2 Strewn field 3 Composition and classification 4 References 5 External links [edit ]History It was discovered and used by the Nama people to build tools and weaponry.In 1836 [1 ] the English captain J. E. Alexander collected some samples in the Great Fish River area and sent them to London . Here John Herschel analyzed them and confirmed for the first time the extraterrestrial nature read more

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