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METEORITES

IRON-NICKEL BASED METEORITES


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SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITES FROM RUSSIA


Location: Sikhote-Alin, Maritime Territory, former USSR
Nickel-Iron Meteorite, Coarsest Octahedrite
These meteorites are from a rare actual witnessed fall. On February 12, 1947 people in eastern Siberia witnessed the largest single meteorite fall. Over 23 tons of material showered the area. This meteorite displays regmaglypts, thumbprint-like depressions, and has ragged, twisted and distorted surfaces. This occurred because the meteorite broke up at a rather low altitude and was not subjected to the intense ablation that would have smoothed its surface.
Smaller sized Sikhote-Alin Meteorite specimens.
Approx. size range .65" - 1" long. Sold by the gram weight below.

#SK-8f. Sikhote-Alin Meteorite specimen, 6 grams. $14 each

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#SK-8g. Sikhote-Alin Meteorite specimen, 5 grams. $12 each

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#SK-8h. Sikhote-Alin Meteorite specimen, 4 grams. $9 each

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#SK-8i. Sikhote-Alin Meteorite specimen, 3 grams. $7 each

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CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITES FROM ARGENTINA


Gran Chaco, Gualamba, Chaco Argentina
Found 1576, actual fall estimated at 4000-6000 years ago.
Type: Iron based meteorite. Octahedrite, coarse (3.0mm) with silicate inclusions (IA)
Analysis of metal: 6.62% Ni, 90.0 ppm Ga, 392 ppm Ge, 3.2 ppm Ir
A mass of 8 tons was found at a depth of 5 meters in crater 10.
sold at $2.50 per gram

|#MT-33 Campo del Cielo Meteorite, 2.9 grams. $7.25

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|#MT-34 Campo del Cielo Meteorite, 2.4 grams. $6.00

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|#MT-35 Campo del Cielo Meteorite, 2.2 grams. $5.50

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|#MT-36 Campo del Cielo Meteorite, 2.1 grams. $5.25

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|#MT-37 Campo del Cielo Meteorite, 2 grams. $5.00

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#MT-38 Campo del Cielo Meteorite, 1.9 grams. $4.75

 



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GIBEON METEORITES FROM AFRICA

Great Nama Land, Namibia, Africa
Nickel-Iron Meteorite, Fine Octahedrite
This meteorite was first discovered in 1836, although it was known to the local inhabitants prior to that date. Most specimens show flight markings and evidence of a violent break up. High nickel content.
Although the date of the impact is not known, the age of crystallization of the iron-nickel metal in the Gibeon has been dated at 4 billion years.

#GB-3 Small Gibeon Meteorite specimens from Namibia, Africa. About 1/2 - 3/4" in size and approx. 2 - 6 grams. $16 each

 


TEKTITES
SILICA-BASED METEORITES

Tektite is a type of natural glass, chemically and structurally unique, of meteoric origin.  These Tektites are known as Indochinites, and are found on earth within a narrow equatorial belt 80 degrees wide.  They have been found in Thailand, Australia, Viet Nam and the Phillipines.  Tektites usually have a heavily pitted surface.  Many have the appearance of being stretched while in a molten state. They appear black, but when smaller, thinner ones are held up to the light, you can sometimes see a golden tint in translucent areas around the edges.  Estimated date of fall 750,000 years ago. The exact origin of Tektites is still debated today.  Two basic theories are:
1.) It is meteoric glass from deep space.
2.) It is a type of impactite produced by crater forming meteorites on the surface of the moon or earth.

#TK-2 Rough Tektite, about 1.5 - 2" long. $12 each

 


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#TK-7 Polished Tektite, about 1" in size. $12 each

 

MOLDAVITE


Moldavite is a green translucent silica meteoric glass created by a large cosmic velocity meteorite which vaporized when it struck the earth in Nordlingen, Germany, creating the Reis Crater, approximately 14.8 million years ago.  A small percentage of that vapor was propelled into the ionosphere by the impact explosion through the hole punched in the earth's dense atmosphere.  When this silica vapor reached the cold of outer space, it condensed then solidified and fell back to earth creating a strewn field of lime green tektite, several hundred miles away in the Moldau River Valley north of Prague, Czechoslovakia.  Thus the name Moldavite. There are several location names for different areas of the valley where Moldavite is dug from the ground.  The finest specimens are the Besed Nice, valued for their color, texture, and beauty. Moldavite is one of the rarest varieties of tektite.
#MO-1 Moldavite, 0.2 - 0.5 gram $5.00

 


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