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Code: MET-GIB02
Price:$23.95
Shipping Weight: 4.00 ounces
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The Gibeon Meteorite, which fell to earth some 12,000 years
ago in Namibia, Africa, is classified as an octahedrite
(the most common type of iron meteorite). 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, 0.5% cobalt, 0.04%
phosphorus, and trace amounts of chromium, copper, zinc,
gallium, germanium, and iridium. Gibeon Meteorite
specimens range in size from a few grams to one ton.
The Gibeon Meteorites we offer here weigh approximately 9g each and measure about 1-1/4" long, 5/8" wide, and 5/8" high.
They are untreated; their surface appearance is due to normal
weathering. You will receive a specimen similar to the ones pictured in the above photo. Scroll down to view Related Products.
LEARN MORE about The Gibeon Meteorite. |
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