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MET7174 - Gibeon
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Fall/Findfind
ClassificationIVA iron; fine octahedrite (Of)
Date of Fall or Find1836
Item Details
Fall/Findfind
ClassificationIVA iron; fine octahedrite (Of)
Date of Fall or Find1836
Accession Number
MET7174
Name
Gibeon
Synonyms
Gibeon: Alexander, Amalia Farm, Bethany, Cabaya, Coamus Farm, Cobaya, Damaraland, Donas, Fish River, Fransfontein, Gibon, Goamus Farm, Great Fish River, Great Namaqualand, Grondorn, Grossnamaqualand, Haruchas,…
Gibeon: Alexander, Amalia Farm, Bethany, Cabaya, Coamus Farm, Cobaya, Damaraland, Donas, Fish River, Fransfontein, Gibon, Goamus Farm, Great Fish River, Great Namaqualand, Grondorn, Grossnamaqualand, Haruchas, Kameelhaar, Kamkas, Keetmanshoop, Kinas Putts, Lichtenfels, Lion River, Lowenfluss, Mukerop, Namaqualand, Nico, Springbok River, Tsess, Wild, Hunsruck, Elandsburg, Enos, Ganigobis, Garinais, Gröndorn, Hunsrück, Litchenfels, Löwenfluss, Lüderitz, Luderitz, Transvaal, Windhoek, Springputs
Category
meteorite
Fall/Find
find
Classification
IVA iron; fine octahedrite (Of)
Specimen Type
fragment
Date of Fall or Find
1836
Place Collected
Namibia: Fish River
Latitude
-25.5
Longitude
18
Measurements
weight: 184.4 g
External Links
Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Gibeon
The Meteoritical Society
Citation
Page Citation for MET7174 - Gibeon
Page Citation
"MET7174 - Gibeon, Meteorite Collection - Meteorites." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/1-698. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.