GIBEON METEORITE SLICE 24K GOLD PLATED 77g GRG8

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You are bidding on a beautiful IRON-NICKEL Gibeon Meteorite Slice Specimen, it is cut and processed by our professional way to show its bright Widmanstattern pattern, no any substance on the surface, professional packaged against corrosion and for your collection, 100% Natural. Gibeon , fine octahedral meteorite 24K gold plated on the surface to protect it, and will not rust forever even you put it in your bathtub, very Glorious !!! Weight 77 gram Size 3.42 *2.71*1/8 inch Origin Namibia The Gibeon Meteorite, which fell to earth some 12,000 years ago in Namibia , Africa.The Gibeon Meteorite was first reported by Capt. J.E. Alexander in 1838. He heard of masses of native iron up to two feet square on the east side of the Great Fish River . It is composed of taenite and kamacite, two different crystalline varieties of an iron-nickel alloy, which form alternating parallel crystal bands in a characteristic triangular pattern called the Widmanstätten Pattern. Besides iron, Gibeon Meteorites contain an average of 8% nickel, and trace amounts of chromium, copper, zinc, gallium, germanium, and iridium. PAYMENT We prefer PayPal, all major credit cards accepted via PayPal, unless a special payment arrangement made with us, winners need to pay their items within 7 days after auction ends. SHIPPING We ship worldwide - shipping charges read more