Gibeon meteorite and slice
Great Namaqualand, Namibia, Africa, fall recorded in 1838
iron, fine octahedrite with fusion crust, Widmanstätten patterning as shown in the accompanying slice, with stands
the meteorite -- 14.5cm. (5¾in.) wide, the slice -- 8 x 8.4cm. (3 1/8 x 3¼in.)
3kg (6lb 6oz.) and 75gms (1¾oz.) respectively
Gibeon meteorite and slice
Great Namaqualand, Namibia, Africa, fall recorded in 1838
iron, fine octahedrite with fusion crust, Widmanstätten patterning as shown in the accompanying slice, with stands
the meteorite -- 14.5cm. (5¾in.) wide, the slice -- 8 x 8.4cm. (3 1/8 x 3¼in.)
3kg (6lb 6oz.) and 75gms (1¾oz.) respectively
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