Null Meteorite Gibeon
Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, total weight approx.…

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Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, total weight approx. 26,000 kg, polished and etched piece on both sides in the shape of Africa with inclusions of troilite, one inclusion with Reichenbach's lamellae, l 23 cm, weight approx. 3.8 kg.

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Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, total weight approx. 26,000 kg, polished and etched piece on both sides in the shape of Africa with inclusions of troilite, one inclusion with Reichenbach's lamellae, l 23 cm, weight approx. 3.8 kg.

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