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GIBEON THE 1ST SPHERE OF MY COLLECTION PURCHASED MAY TH, 2006 In May of 2006 I discovered that you could buy meteorites, I always figured they were off limits to "regular" people. I went straight to eBay and noticed most people sold end cuts, slices and whole specimens but none of those really appealed to me. I found an auction for a Gibeon egg and liked the look of it but wished it had been a sphere. A friend recommended that I contact Ron at "The Universe Collection". He had an assortment of Gibeon and NWA 869 spheres. I purchased 1 of each in the 50mm range and when I received them I was hooked. I decided that I was going to collect spheres exclusively and if possible they would be in the 50mm range, however, this proved to be a very difficult task. |
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Name: Gibeon - This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Observed fall: No Year found: 1836 Country: Namibia Mass: 26 MT Classification: IAV / Fine Octahedrite Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite was found by the aborigens probably on the site of the fall. Source: Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 36, Moscow (1966) reprinted Met. 5, 85-109 (1970) |
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