Gibeon meteorite ring - Height: 13.3 cm - Width: 8.9 cm - 5.2 g

Ring Meteorite Gibeon
925 sterling silver with Gibeon slice

Gibeon is a meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in Namibia. It was named after the nearest town: Gibeon, Namibia.
The meteorite was discovered by the Nama people and used by them to make tools and weapons.

The fragments of the meteorite in the strewn field are dispersed over an elliptical area 275 kilometres (171 mi) long and 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide.


Meteorite dimensions: 13.3 mm x 8.9 mm

Totalweight: 26 ct / 5.2 g

Ringsize: UK P 1/2 US 8 Fr 17 U 57 inner diameter 18.1 mm

Type: fine octahedrite IV A (iron meteorite)

Location: Gibeon, Namibia

Date of fall: before 13000 to 30000 years

Consistence: 91,8 % iron, 7,7 % nickel, 0,5 % cobalt, 0,04 % phosphorus, 1,97 ppm gallium; 0,111 ppm germanium; 2,4 ppm iridium

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