GEOLOGICAL GIBEON, NAMIBIA METEORITE SLICE A slice of the Gibeon iron octahedrite meteorite, chemical type IVA, showing fine Widmenstaten patterns. 243 grams, 14 cm (5 1/2"). Very fine condition. Provenance Ex Douglas Rose collection. Footnotes The Gibeon meteorite broke up high in the atmosphere and scattered fragments over many square kilometers. The local people used fragments of this high-alloy nickle iron for tools for centuries.
GEOLOGICAL GIBEON, NAMIBIA METEORITE SLICE A slice of the Gibeon iron octahedrite meteorite, chemical type IVA, showing fine Widmenstaten patterns. 243 grams, 14 cm (5 1/2"). Very fine condition. Provenance Ex Douglas Rose collection. Footnotes The Gibeon meteorite broke up high in the atmosphere and scattered fragments over many square kilometers. The local people used fragments of this high-alloy nickle iron for tools for centuries.
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