Météorite de fer de Gibeon, specimen complet

Gibeon Iron Meteorite on Stand--Complete Individual
Iron, Fine Octahedrite
Great Nama Land, Namibia, Africa
Meteorites are among the most rare materials in existence, and iron meteorites are rarer still, comprising roughly one in seven of all known specimens. In recent times, local Namibian tribesmen have located Gibeon specimens with the aid of metal detectors, a modern improvement over methods of their ancestors who fashioned recovered specimens into spear points and other tools. The present hand-sized specimen exhibits the classic patina for which Gibeon is known as well as several regmaglypts (thumbprints) formed as the meteorite became molten in Earth's atmosphere. Weighing approximately 169.08 grams and measuring 8 x 5.5 x 3 cm (without stand) (2)
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Provenance: Ex. Alain Carion Collection, Paris, France.

Offered with a magnetic black metal stand.