Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. Gibeon Meteorite National Monument Address: Post Street Mall, Windhoek, Namibia, NA, Africa Post Street Mall forms the very heart of the shopping scene in Windhoek, with its easterly side being where you can find the Gibeon Meteorite National Monument. © AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved Minerals from Africa > Molybdates, Arsenates, Vanadates & Lesser Categories Gibeon meteorites are composed of an iron - nickel alloy containing significant amounts of cobalt and phosphorus. This material is classified as iron meteorite belonging to the chemical group IVA. It is a fragment of an exploded star or asteroid and is many times more rare than diamonds or gold. The term Gibeon encompasses the whole meteoritic material fallen from the sky during this fall. Although the native inhabitants knew about it before then, they used this material for weapons and tools. It is unfortunate that finds of meteorites from Namibia are available for sale on the Internet, also in Germany, even on EBay. The Gibeon meteorite was recovered in 1836 from a desolate area in Namibia, Africa. Internationally, collectors pay good prices for representatives from space. Some small areas of the meteorite have brown rust, probably due to exposure to moisture. Removing meteorite fragments in Namibia from site, for example at Gibeon, is strictly prohibited and illegal. Sawn slice of a Gibeon meteorite that was etched to highlight the Widmanstatten pattern. Gibeon Iron-Nickel Meteorite from Great Namaqualand, Namibia 62205: Gibeon Iron-Nickel Meteorite from Great Namaqualand, Namibia AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Gibeon Iron-Nickel Meteorite
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