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Gibeon Meteorite Iron & Nickel

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Gibeon Meteorite Iron & Nickel

(kamacite)
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Locality: 
Gibeon Meteorite, Gibeon, Hardap Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.3 × 0.4 cm
Description

Nice specimen of native nickel and native iron (known as kamacite) from the Gibeon meteorite fall in 1836. The typical Widmannstetten figures can be clearly seen. The total recovered weight was about 25 tons, so you will have a small part of this amount in your collection !. Label states Sudafrica but it is actually Namibia.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iron

Formula: 
Fe
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Qaasuitsup, Greenland

Nickel

Formula: 
Ni
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bogota, Canala Commune, Northern Province, New Caledonia

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