Gibeon meteorite ring
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection Part III
Auction: 20 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
£350
Description
rhodium plated
Dimensions
Size R, USA 9, 19mm diameter
Footnote
Gibeon Meteorite Ring/Wedding Band
Fashioned from Gibeon iron meteorite, found in Great Namaland, Namibia in 1836.
The ring has been etched to reveal the Widmanstatten crystal structure, a feature unique to iron meteorites, and electroplated in rhodium.