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Gold Meteorite in a
Black Zirconium Ring
The meteorite ring shown is a Black
Zirconium ring with an
inlay of genuine Gibeon Meteorite that has been plated with
titanium nitride to give its gold color. Titanium Nitride
is best known as the hard coating put on drill bits and saw
blades to extend their life. It is an inert coating, so
works great on a ring. The naturally occurring Widmanstatten lines of the meteorite show through plating with
their 3D relief. The Widmanstatten lines were caused by
the meteorite slowly cooling over millions of years as it
hurtled through space. It is estimated to be over 4
billion years old! The gold color adds a whole new look to
the ring.
Note that we need to send out the inlay
for plating, so it might take about 2 weeks or so.
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