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Iron Meteorite
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1015 0424 (2015-10-03)Copyright © 2015 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Dec 1, 2013
location
Great Namaland (Namibia)notes This sample comes from one of the world's great meteorite discoveries. Hundreds of pieces of the 'Gibeon' meteorite totalling several tons were found in Great Namaland in 1836. Many Gibeon specimens have been sold to museums and private collectors. This iron meteorite is classified structurally as a fine octahedrite and chemically as IVA. This cross section shows the characteristic crystal structures known as the Widmanstatten pattern.keywords: Geology, earth science, mineral, mineralogy, meteorite,
camera Canon EOS 7D, 70mm, f/10, 1/50 sec.
contributor's ID # RWolf_20131201_2337-1.jpg From the collection of Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum photo category: Misc. - geology
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