Lot 803
Meteorite Etched Gibeon. Gibeon iron-nickel meteorites are in very high demand as they are hard to find and possess the most beautiful internal crystalline structure when cut and etched. Gibeon meteorites were found in the Kalahari desert of Namibia, Africa from a fall the occurred thousands of years ago. This 2.75 x 1.8 inch 415 gram (nearly one pound) section has been polished and etched on its interior and all four sides exhibiting the extremely detailed beautiful fine octahedral Widmanstatten pattern as well as a natural back end with its original surface and fusion crust. The interesting geometric pattern resulted from the separation of two alloys of nickel, taenite and kamicite that occurred on the large parent asteroid before it was blown apart early in the formation of the solar system. This crystalline pattern does not exist on any rocks on earth and only forms when the iron core of the asteroid cools very slowly at no more than a few degrees Celsius per million years. Gibeon is considered to have the finest looking regmaglypts because they are so fine, forming a beautiful delicate pattern unlike the coarse Octohedrite irons such as Campo and Canyon Diablo. Displayed on a 2 inch magnetic stand.
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Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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