| My meteorite rings are made by hand of karat gold or platinum and Gibeon
meteorite. The meteorite is forged, cut and rolled into shape and joined to form the outer
band of beautiful, gray metal. It is then combined with an inner band of karat gold or
platinum, which is anti-clastically forged around the meteorite. This creates a very
comfortable rounded inner shape where the ring touches the finger. After finishing, the
band is etched to bring out the natural beauty of the Widmaanstatten pattern. No two are
exactly alike. The Widmaanstatten pattern is unique to iron meteorites. It is caused because of the way the meteorite slowly cooled on its journey to the earth where it impacted some 30,000 years ago. The meteorite cooled at the rate of 1 degree every 1000 years. This pattern is impossible to duplicate here on earth. Due to the high nickel content, it is naturally stain and rust resistant. Gibeon stocks have severely depleted in the last two years as Gibeon fall area finds are becoming scarce and Africa is limiting any further exports of the Gibeon Meteorite. Supplies are drying up and prices are climbing dramatically. Today, most of the Gibeon meteorite mass has been recovered and many pieces are part of private collections or museum exhibits. |
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