Gibeon meteorite Iron meteorite - 180 g

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Gibeon Meteorite, an iron meteorite with a Troilit inclusion, originating from near the town of Gibeon in the Kharas region of Namibia and weighing 180 g.

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We are selling a wonderful Gibeon meteorite slice with a beautiful troilite inclusion. 180 grams (approx. 95x81x4). The specimen comes from a well-maintained private collection. The Gibeon meteorite (English: Gibeon meteorite; officially only called Gibeon) is an iron meteorite, with fragments first discovered in 1836 in southwest Africa, near the town of Gibeon on the eastern bank of the Great Fish River (Visrivier) in the Kharas region. It was first described by Capt. James Edward Alexander. The imperial geologist Paul Range reported in 1913 about individual masses found in situ resting on the Pleistocene Kalahari limestones present in the area. The age of formation of the meteorite itself is estimated to be over four billion years.

We are selling a wonderful Gibeon meteorite slice with a beautiful troilite inclusion. 180 grams (approx. 95x81x4). The specimen comes from a well-maintained private collection. The Gibeon meteorite (English: Gibeon meteorite; officially only called Gibeon) is an iron meteorite, with fragments first discovered in 1836 in southwest Africa, near the town of Gibeon on the eastern bank of the Great Fish River (Visrivier) in the Kharas region. It was first described by Capt. James Edward Alexander. The imperial geologist Paul Range reported in 1913 about individual masses found in situ resting on the Pleistocene Kalahari limestones present in the area. The age of formation of the meteorite itself is estimated to be over four billion years.

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Name of meteorite
Gibeon meteorite
Type of meteorite
Iron meteorite
Supplement
with a beautiful troilite inclusion
Weight
180 g
Country of Origin
Namibia
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