Gibeon Meteorites

The Gibeon meteorite fell in Great Namaqualand, Namibia, Africa in prehistoric times.  Captain J.E. Alexander first reported it in1838.  The Gibeon meteorite was a meteorite that appears to have broken high in the atmosphere as pieces of it are found scattered over an area of about 16,100 square miles.   To date, no craters have been found.  Larger pieces of this meteorite are common with smaller fragments being fairly scarce.  Radiometric dating places the metal in this meteorite at 4 Billion years old.

This is a group IVA iron meteorite classed as a fine octahedrite.  On average the composition is 90% Iron and 8% Nickel with minor amounts of Cobalt and Phosphorus.  There are a number of scarce minerals found in it, including Kamacite, Taenite, Triolite, Chromite and Daubreelite.

Gibeon stocks have severely depleted in the last two years as Gibeon fall area finds are becoming scarce and Nambia has stopped any further exports of the Gibeon Meteorite.  Supplies are drying up and prices are climbing dramatically.

Southwestern Sales has recently acquired a number of the scarce smaller fragments which show “cold working” and “shrapnel” like features.  These are described as a “bending” and “hammering” like deformation and are a must have to display along your larger traditional Gibeon meteorites.

GIB001 SOLD	GIB002 SOLD	GIB003 SOLD
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We have a very large inventory of the above Gibeon fragments as well as whole specimens, partial slices and complete full slices.  The specimens above and below are but a small sampling.  Just let us know the size range of the Gibeons you are interested in and we will forward pictures and prices.

GIB007 SOLD

GIB008 SOLD