Meteorites

This is a great looking oriented individual Gao-Guenie H5 classified meteorite. It weighs 11.53 grams and measures 23x20x13 mm. It is classified as a stone chondrite H5.  This H5 classified meteorite was observed falling at about 17:00 March 5, 1960 near the village of Gao in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), Africa. There is no total known weight recorded for this meteorite.

Thousands small stones have been found in the area by locals. When this meteorite entered the atmosphere it broke up into thousands of pieces. Most of these pieces just tumbled randomly, but one out of a hundred stabilized and presented the same side toward the direction of fall. As the rock on the front of the meteor melted it flowed backwards along the side and when the melted rock reached the back edge some of it rolled over the edge into the relative calm at the back of the meteor and formed a lip. The back side of the meteor can be smooth or rough depending upon how quickly it stabilized in flight. The quicker the stabilization the rougher the back surface. As the meteor slowed to terminal velocity the flow lines and rims froze in place. You can see the roll over rim on this piece.

Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem® Collection specimen card.

This is a great looking oriented individual Gao-Guenie H5 classified meteorite. It weighs 4.54 grams and measures 22x11x10 mm. It is classified as a stone chondrite H5.  This H5 classified meteorite was observed falling at about 17:00 March 5, 1960 near the village of Gao in  Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), Africa. There is no total known weight recorded for this meteorite.

Thousands small stones have been found in the area by locals. When this meteorite entered the atmosphere it broke up into thousands of pieces. Most of these pieces just tumbled randomly, but one out of a hundred stabilized and presented the same side toward the direction of fall. As the rock on the front of the meteor melted it flowed backwards along the side and when the melted rock reached the back edge some of it rolled over the edge into the relative calm at the back of the meteor and formed a lip. The back side of the meteor can be smooth or rough depending upon how quickly it stabilized in flight. The quicker the stabilization the rougher the back surface. As the meteor slowed to terminal velocity the flow lines and rims froze in place. You can see the roll over rim on this piece.

Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem® Collection specimen card.

This is a fabulous NWA 2779 meteorite slice weighing 7.9 grams and measuring 33x31x3 mm.  The single piece of this meteorite, weighing 1.537 Kg, was found in the Northwest African Desert in 2004 and is classified as an L5 Chondrite.

This piece displays extremely well with a high gloss finish and would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a The Hupé Collection and a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a fabulous NWA 2781 meteorite slice weighing 8.6 grams and measuring 37x31x3 mm.  It was found in the Northwest African Desert in 2004 and is classified as an L4-5 Chondrite.  A low TKW of 528 grams in two pieces were recovered.  This is 1 of only 32 approved meteorites classified as L4-5. 

This piece displays extremely well with a high gloss finish and would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a The Hupé Collection and a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a stunning Henbury classified meteorite from the Michael Farmer Meteorites collection.  It weighs 3.56 grams and measures 16x12x5mm.  This Iron (IIIAB) Medium Octahedrite classified meteorite was found in the Northern Territory of Australia in 1931. So far approximately 2T of this material have been recovered. This piece displays extremely well.  This Australian find is very well shaped and preserved. These pieces are becoming more difficult to acquire so this is a good time to get a fine specimen.

Henbury fell 8 miles southwest of the town of Henbury, Australia almost 10,000 years ago. RA Alderman investigated the site in May 1931 based upon Aborigine stories. He found 13 craters, the largest of which was 720 x 360 feet. Few meteorites were found in the largest three craters indicating an explosive impact. Some of the Henbury meteorites are shrapnel shaped indicating this explosive ending and some have smooth edges indicating abrasion by an atmospheric passage.

Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.  Will come with a Michael Farmer Meteorites and a Canagem specimen card.

This is a stunning Henbury classified meteorite from the Michael McCord Meteorites (Collecting Space) collection.  It weighs 3.69 grams and measures 20x14x7mm.  This Iron (IIIAB) Medium Octahedrite classified meteorite was found in the Northern Territory of Australia in 1931. So far approximately 2T of this material have been recovered. This piece displays extremely well.  This Australian find is very well shaped and preserved. These pieces are becoming more difficult to acquire so this is a good time to get a fine specimen.

Henbury fell 8 miles southwest of the town of Henbury, Australia almost 10,000 years ago. RA Alderman investigated the site in May 1931 based upon Aborigine stories. He found 13 craters, the largest of which was 720 x 360 feet. Few meteorites were found in the largest three craters indicating an explosive impact. Some of the Henbury meteorites are shrapnel shaped indicating this explosive ending and some have smooth edges indicating abrasion by an atmospheric passage.

Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.  Will come with a Canagem specimen card.

This is a superb looking individual of a Dhofar 200 classified meteorite weighing 4.8 grams and measuring 25x20x8 mm. This H4 classified meteorite was found in Oman in 2000. The total weight of the pieces recovered is recorded as 1.816 kg and the meteorite has a shock stage of 4 and weathering grade of 3.

This piece displays extremely well and would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Michael Cottingham Meteorite Collection and a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a fantastic 17.37 gram NWA (Northwest Africa) 787 L3-6 classified meteorite part slice found in 2001 in the Sahara Desert. The dimensions of the specimen are 44x25x7 mm.  The total known weight for this meteorite is 30 kg and it has a Shock stage of 2 and Weathering of 1.

This specimen is from the MICHAEL COTTINGHAM METEORITE COLLECTION and is guaranteed to be authentic and as stated in description.  Michael said that this is one of the most beautiful L6 Chondrites to come out of Northwest Africa. It is so Chondrule rich, that it is really hard to believe it is just an L3-6!  A superb addition to your collection.

Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Michael Cottingham Meteorite Collection and a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a fantastic crusted 4 grams NWA (Northwest Africa) 869 L3-6 classified meteorite Individual found by Nomads in the Sahara Desert. The dimensions of the specimen are 19x11x10 mm.

NWA 869 classified meteorites can still be interesting and this one is for sure perfectly shaped to catch your attention. It displays a superb crust on most of its surface.  Most samples are individual meteorites but some fragments (mostly >1 kg) also occur. In most cases the fusion crust has been polished or ablated by wind erosion. Many samples are more severely affected and show faces with deep wind erosion features. Fracture faces, formed by ground collision, show a typical gray-green color and sometimes visible brecciation (light and/or dark clasts).

Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.

Here we have for you a very interesting looking tumbled individual of a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite weighing 45.5 grams. Its dimensions are 42x28x26mm.  This never classified North West Africa stone was found in the Sahara desert around 2000.

It's a good quality individual NWA meteorite specimen. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.