GIBEON Meteorite - 113 KG Museum Display Specimen Start Price USD 100,000.00 Current Price USD 100,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 26, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 26, 2008 Location Glen Dale, West Virginia See more about 'GIBEON Meteorite - 113 KG Museum Display Specimen' Description SIKHOTE The Gibeon Meteorite Natural space art from the asteroid belt Great Nama Land, Namibia Found 1836 Iron (IVA) Fine octahedrite Large masses were reported to exist near the East bank of the Great Fish River to English Army Captain J.E. Alexander in 1838.  The meteorite was known by the local natives for many years before this, who had worked the smaller specimens into arrowheads and assagai-heads.  Many other large masses have been found since this first report.   More then 54 tons of this meteorite is in museums or university collections.   The main mass weighs 650 kilograms and is located at the South African Museum in Cape Town. Etched slices show lines in the metoerite called "widmanstatten" lines. These are the result of the acid reacting different to the high nickel taenite and low nickel kamacite crystals. Gibeon's main composition is iron (90%), nickel (8%) and cobalt (0.4%). Other minerals include kamacite, taenite, troilite, chromite, deabreelite, enstatite and tridymite.  Radiometric dating places the age of crystallization of the metal of the Gibeon meteorite at around 4 billion years. Click images to enlarge:          113 KG measuring 17 inches by 14 inches by 10 inches. Specimen comes with Certificate of Authenticity Successful bidder cheerfully pays $100.00 shipping ($500.00 overseas shipping). I ship the same day I receive payment. Thank You and Good Luck!!! --- JIM BID WITH CONFIDENCE I have been collecting meteorites for nearly 20 years and fully guarantee the authenticity of every meteorite I sell.   Place a Bid!