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Gibeon   contributed by Paul Swartz, IMCA 5204   MetBul Link
 
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10.8 kilograms.
  It rings! See below.  
  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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Paul writes:
This is my only large iron that rings when struck. I have a 26 kg Gibeon that has two distinct tones but neither is a ring. I also have a 50 kg Gibeon that goes "klunk".

  Anyone out there have a ringing iron?  


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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
 


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Dirty Harry
 8/20/2015 9:41:41 PM		 Well, DO YA?!?
Paul Swartz
 8/20/2015 3:43:20 PM		 Spot on, Anne. I sometimes use it as the dinner bell.
Anne Black
 8/20/2015 1:10:56 PM		 It is true, I heard it, it sounds like a bell (the dinner bell!) ;-)
Herbert
 8/20/2015 6:57:16 AM		 Jaw dropping specimen!
Graham
 8/20/2015 5:46:55 AM		 Nice weapon Paul ;-)
gourgues denis
 8/20/2015 4:58:15 AM		 Beautiful shape!!! a spectacular piece !!!!!
Rob Lenssen
 8/20/2015 4:17:19 AM		 Classic beauty!!
Tomasz Jakubowski
 8/20/2015 4:11:15 AM		 great one Paul!
Graham Macleod,
 8/20/2015 3:04:08 AM		 Hi Paul, This is my dream piece of Gibeon M8, Absolutely stunning and beautifully Regged :) Thanks for this post
 

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