On Offer: Etched Gibeon Iron Meteorite set in Sterling Silver Ring.

Meteorite Type: Iron

Found: Namibia

Year Found: 1836

Description: Beautiful Gibeon, the world famous iron meteorite, etched and set in Sterling Silver ring.

Ring size: 5 1/4

What you get: Gibeon etched meteorite set in Sterling Silver ring, w/ signed Certificate of Authenticity

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Gibeon

Basic information

Name: Gibeon
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1836
Country: Namibia
Mass: 26 t

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 36	(1966)	Iron
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IVA
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IVA
Recommended:			Iron, IVA [explanation]

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Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVA irons, and Metal-rich meteorites

Writeup

Writeup from MB 36:
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[Description of paired specimen:]

DISCOVERY OF NICO IRON METEORITE, SOUTH WEST AFRICA

Name: NICO.

The place of fall or discovery: The farm of Nico near the railroad station of Asab, South West Africa; φ = 25°23' S, λ = 17°47" E.

Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, 1965.

Class and type: IRON.

Number of individual specimens: 1.

Total weight: 25.2 kg and 9.5 kg <iron-shale>.

Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite was found by the aborigens probably on the site of the fall.

Source: Report of Dr. J. Zabringer (Heidelberg, Germany) in a letter, March 1, 1966.

ID: GIBEONRING20_5.25_01