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Gibeon   contributed by Marco Frigerio, IMCA 8039   MetBul Link


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1618 grams.   Iron, IVA

TKW 26 metric tons. Fall not observed. Found 1836 in Great Namaqualand, Namibia. The fragments of the meteorite in the strewn field are dispersed over an elliptical area 275 km long and 100 km wide.

The pattern on this specimen reflects the internal octahedral structure. This MPOD of an etched slice of Gibeon has two distinct views of the structure - top left is looking perpendicular to the rectangular base and bottom right is looking perpendicular to one of the triangular sides of the octahedron.

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Marco writes:
Gibeon Iron Meteorite with Octahedral crystal


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Graham Macleod
 8/11/2015 8:17:50 PM
BTW Marco, As you can see in the photographs these are prone to some rusting if left untreated, Cheers
Graham Macleod
 8/11/2015 8:15:28 PM
Hi Marco, A beautiful Gibeon showing it's internal crystal structure. Nicely photographed! Cheers
Dr. Mike Reynolds
 8/11/2015 10:10:42 AM
An interesting-looking Gibeon. This is one I would like to examine in person. Thanks for sharing with us!
 

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