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Iron Meteorite

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Locality: 
Gibeon Meteorite, Gibeon, Hardap Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 0.3 cm
Weight: 
9.00gr
Description

Gibeon meteorite polished (both sides) slice.  It is a fine octahedrite whose chemical composition is: 91,62% iron, 7,93% nickel, 0,41% P 0,04% Co, 2,00 ppm Ga, 2,30 ppm Ir, 0,12 ppm Ge and its mineralogic basic  composition is Taenite, Kamacite, Troilite, Chromite,Daubreelite, Enstatite, Tridimite

It shows clearly the Widmanstätten pattern

Gibeon fell in prehistoric times, it was found in 1838 and it was formed approximately 4,5 billion years ago so it is as ancient as the Earth itself

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