Gibeon Meteorite Sterling Silver Cufflinks

Meteorite

Meteorites are rocks that fall to the earth's surface from space. Often originating from asteroid and comet fragments that travel through space till crossing our planetary path, as the effects of gravity pull the meteoroid enough to fall through the planet's atmosphere.

Meteors, also known as shooting stars, are the streaks of light created by the gasses held within meteoroids burning in the Earth's atmosphere. Some of the fastest meteors travel at speeds of 44 miles (70km) per second. These amazing space rocks are then considered meteorites when they crash to earth as the final bang!

Metaphysically meteorites connect us to the flow of the universe, connecting to other dimensions, and communicating with others.

Gibeon Meterorite

Gibeon meteorites have been used for centuries by the Nama people in SW Africa to make tools and weapons. In 1836 samples were analyzed by the English and confirmed to be Fine Octahedrite iron meteorites, Group IVA. They are found in one of the largest meteorite-strewn fields on Earth, over 60 miles wide and 170 miles long, near the village of Gibeon in what is now Namibia. The Gibeon meteor is believed to have fallen in pre-historic times. Its chemical composition is 90% iron, 8% nickel, 0.4% cobalt and 0.04% phosphorus.