Meteorites

This is a great fragment of the NWA 1459  meteorite which is classified as a stone achondrite, Diogenite-olivine. It weighs 0.044 grams. This rare meteorite was found in April of 2002, and called by the Hupe the world's rarest classification as an Olivine Diogenite. 

Mr Hupe said at the time:  "This meteorite featured in the October 2002 issue of Meteorite! Magazine represents the first non-Antarctic meteorite to fall into this exclusive group. A total known weight of 49 grams is officially recorded for this find. Being millions of times rarer than diamond, extreme patience was exercised for the cutting operation. About two and a half grams was lost during the first cut and polishing because we did not possess knowledge of its extreme rarity at that time. Another one and a half grams was provided to four contest winners and a web site promoter. Trying to preserve a main mass of 30 plus grams will leave less than two grams available for private purchase unless a contest winner is willing to part with some of their material. This specimen running on eBay may be your only opportunity to add the world's rarest class to your type specimen collection. Remember, there is no other type of meteorite available in the world that can come close to the rarity represented by this specimen not even a Chassignite, an Angrite or even a Lodranite."

This piece is a very desirable type of material and a great specimen all around. The specimen comes in a display box and is accompanied by a Hupe Collection and a Canagem® Collection card. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.

This is a great looking Bilanga classified meteorite specimen weighing 4.68 grams with  dimensions of 22x17x10 mm.  This Achondrite Diogenite classified meteorite was observed falling in 1999 in Gnagna, Burkina Faso and is 1 of only 240 approved meteorites classified as such. The total weight of the pieces recovered is recorded as 25 kilograms.

This piece is a very desirable type of material and a great specimen all around. The specimen comes in a protective display case with label. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card plus one from origin.