AMAZING Gibeon Iron Meteorite Cube ETCHED SLICE WIDMANSTATTEN Specimen Carving

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AMAZING Gibeon Iron Meteorite Cube ETCHED SLICE WIDMANSTATTEN Specimen Carving:
$106.25

This specimen weighs 16.95 carats, which is 3.40 grams, it measures 7 mm x 7 mm x 7 mm.I offer a shipping discount for customers who combine their payments for multiple purchases into one payment!
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and I will buy back the item for your full purchase price.Hi there, I am selling this Amazing Gibeon Iron Meteorite etched cube ! Meteorites are one of the RAREST materials on earth, more rare than diamonds!!!!
This one fell in Namibia South Africa. The etched surface of this specimen reveals the natural Widmanstten pattern.
The Widmanstatten pattern is a crystal structure that occurs only in the iron-nickel meteorites.
For this to form, the parent body has to be large enough that most of it\'s metal content melted and sank to the core, then slowly cooled over millions of years.
Then at some point, this large body was destroyed and shattered, eventually raining pieces of itself down on Earth.
When you hold this sphere in your hand, you are holding the core of a small planet!
This is one of the most prized possessions I have and I know it would make an AMAZING addition to any collection of ANY type,
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Below is some information about this meteorite:Gibeon (meteorite)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GibeonGibeon meteorites in Post Street Mall, WindhoekMeteorite type:IronGroup:IVAStructural classification:Fine octahedriteComposition:91,8% Fe; 7,7% Ni; 0,5% Co; 0,04% P; 2,4 ppm Ir; 1,97 ppm Ga; 0,111 ppm GeCountry:NamibiaRegion:Great NamaqualandCoordinates:25°20′S 18°00′E / 25.333°S 18°ECoordinates: 25°20′S 18°00′E / 25.333°S 18°EObserved fall:NoFall date:prehistoric timesFound date:1838Total Known Weight (TKW):26000 KgWidmanstätten pattern:

Gibeon is a meteorite fallen in prehistoric times in Namibia. It was named after the nearest town: Gibeon (Namibia).

Contents

1 History
2 Strewn field
3 Composition and classification
4 Notes

History

It was discovered by natives (Namaqua) and used to build arrows and other tools.

In 1836[1] the English capitain J. E. Alexander collected some samples in the Great Fish River area and sent them to London. Here John Herschel analyzed them and confirmed for the first time the extraterrestrial nature of the material.

Strewn field

The fragments in the strewn field are dispersed over a 275 km long and 100 km wide elliptical-shaped area.

Composition and classification

Gibeon meteorites are made of an iron-nickel alloy, but contain also cobalt and phosphorus. The crystal structure of this meteorite is a classic example of fine octahedrite and the Widmanstatten pattern aesthetically appreciated both by collectors and jewel designers.

Notes

^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Gibeon

Since it was first discovered in 1836 in Great Namaqualand, Namibia, Africa, more than 25 tons of Gibeon meteorites have been recovered and although export and sale was banned by the Namibian government, it is still one of the most commonly available meteorites on the market today. The Gibeon meteorites come from broken asteroid fragments or an exploded star and radiometric dating places the age at around 4 billion years old.

Gibeon meteorites are composed of iron, nickel and small amounts of cobalt and classified as a fine octahedrite iron meteorite. Some other minerals that may be found in the meteorite are chromite, deabreelite, enstatite, kamacite, taenite, troilite or tridymite.

Lines and patterns are the result of cooling in outer space over billions of years and etching slices with dilute nitric acid allow these patterns known as \"Widmanstatten lines\" to be more visible.

Until recent years, most Gibeon meteorites that were recovered weighed between 200 and 1100 pounds. One of the largest masses ever found weighed over 1400 pounds. Probably due to better metal detection equipment, many smaller specimens have been recovered recently.

When a meteorite enters the Earth\'s atmosphere, friction raises the surface temperature above its melting point. As the meteorite descends, it slows down, and the heat from friction decreases resulting in a thin layer of dark glass. The surface on some meteorite\'s may develop shallow pits during the entry process and these pits resemble thumb prints and are known as regmaglypts. Imagine bread dough that has been kneaded which leaves finger imprints in the dough ball.

Gibeon Meteorite Folklore, Legend & Healing Properties:

Kalahari Desert tribesmen picked up meteorites that lay on the ground\'s surface and made arrowheads and assagai-heads, a javelin type weapon made of long, thin pointed iron rods with sharp edges.

Meteoric iron is used for alignment and balancing; it symbolizes the aptitude and strength required for endurance. Nickel is thought to purify the blood and increase the body\'s iron content.