HAND-AXE SHAPED GIBEON METEORITE ON CUSTOM ARMATURE
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HAND-AXE SHAPED GIBEON METEORITE ON CUSTOM ARMATURE

Iron, fine octahedriteGibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia

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HAND-AXE SHAPED GIBEON METEORITE ON CUSTOM ARMATURE
Iron, fine octahedrite
Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia
This hand-axe shaped specimen is wrapped in a deep gunmetal patina with bright cinnamon-hued accents. Scalloping on all sides results in the tapered ridges delimiting this specimen. Accompanied by a custom armature.


6 x 4¼ x 2in. (153 x 107 x49mm.)
4¾lbs. (2.15kg)
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拍品专文

Among the most spectacular iron meteorites known are the Gibeons found in Namibia’s Kalahari Desert. Although familiar to the natives, who had hammered small pieces into weapons and tools, the Gibeon meteorite was not known to westerners until about 1836. Gibeon crystallized deep in the molten iron core of a large asteroid that was shattered by an enormous impact. What was to become the Gibeon mass was ejected into interplanetary space where it resided for millions of years until it impacted Earth. Gibeon meteorites vary widely in shape, which is due to a variety of variables including the composition of the meteorite, the chemistry of the soil in which it landed and its exposure to the elements as the seasons turned over thousands of years.

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