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Native Iron Var Kamacite Taenite & Troilite

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Native Iron Var Kamacite Taenite & Troilite

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Description
Locality: 
Gibeon Meteorite, Gibeon, Hardap Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.1 × 6.1 × 0.4 cm
Weight: 
120.00gr
Description

Very old slice of a gibeon meteorite with very nice Widmanstätten patterns. First discovery: 1836.

This Gibeon meteorite consists mainly of native iron, variety: kamacite - with thin films of taenite and a few dark gray spots of troilite. It's more than 4 billion years old (German: 4 Milliarden Jahre).

Original old Dr. Krantz label.

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

Kamacite

Variety Of: 

Iron

Formula: 
Fe
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Hardness: 
4.5
Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Colour: 
Grey
Streak: 
Grey

Taenite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)
Strunz: 
1.AE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Gorge river, South Westland, South Island, New Zealand

Troilite

Formula: 
FeS
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Albareto meteorite, Albareto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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