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$158.00 CAD
Unit price perOn March 4th, 1960 at 1:06 a.m., a bright fireball tore through Earth's atmosphere above Central Alberta. The space rock travelled at 42 kilometres per second, its flash witnessed by hundreds of people as far away as the Rocky Mountain region of British Columbia. The giant rock detonated, creating a sound shock wave audible over 5,000 square kilometres. The sonic boom rattled windows, shook the foundations of homes, and startled families from their sleep. Shards of the stone rained down just north of Bruderheim, some forming pits as deep as 30 centimetres, many rebounding off the frozen ground and landing on the snow.
Based on eye-witness reports, it is believed that the meteorite was first observed by Alexis Simon, a resident of the Paul’s Band Indian Reserve at Duffield, Alberta. He noted the north-easterly direction of the rock, its swift speed, and that it looked like it was giving off ‘flashes of fire’. He also described a rushing sound that resembled a high wind and lasted about 5 seconds after the fireball passed.
Hundreds of grit- and pebble-sized fragments were collected off of river ice. Undoubtedly many thousands of small fragments were not seen against the black dirt of fields and plowed under as farmers prepared to seed their crops.
Nearly 700 meteorite fragments were found with a total weight of over 660 pounds—making it the largest recovered fall in Canadian history. This nice crusted part slice specimen will be a prized item in your collection.
This hard to acquire piece is a high quality specimen that would make an amazing addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Jensen Meteorites and a Canagem Collection specimen cards.
$94.12 CAD
Unit price perName: Shelburne
Date - Fall: August 13, 1904 ~ 08:00 pm **Historical**
Class: Chondrite L5
Weight: Fragment 66 mg
Origin: Shelburne, Ontario, Canada
"Only one piece of the strange visitor has, so far as we have heard at time of writing, been found. It is a 12.5-pound chunk which struck the ground within a couple of feet of the verandah on the residence of John Shields, about three miles from Shelburne and Horning’s Mills, spattering earth up against the side of the house and imbedding itself to the depth of 18 inches. The stone was dug out of the ground on Monday morning and brought to town, and it has since been on exhibition in the window of Jelly and White's hardware store, where it has been viewed by a whole shoal of people." - Shelburne Economist, 18 August 1904
Shelbourne is an L5 veined chondrite from Canada. Rarely are Canadian meteorites other than Bruderheim or Abee offered to the public, especially when outside Canada. The restrictive laws governing the ownership and transfer of Canadian meteorites in Canada make this a special chance to own a sample of Shelbourne. Don't miss your chance to add this rarely offered and historical location to your collection. Specimen is accompanied by a collection label from the Martin Horejsi Meteorite Collection
Here we have for you a great looking two part cut of a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite weighing 13.9 grams. Its dimensions are 32x17x13 mm. This never classified North West Africa stone was found in Erfoud, Morocco in the Sahara desert in 2002.
It's a very good quality cut NWA meteorite specimen showing incredibly interesting internal structure (L5?) and somewhat attractive with a mottled interior with chondrules and metallic flakes. This complete cut has very large iron inclusions, many chondrules and a nice black fusion crust. Little weathering shows the meteorite's short time spent aging in the desert preserving a nice crusted look. Displays very nicely with a clean cut and polished finish.
Would be a great addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.
$121.00 CAD
Unit price perHere we have for you a superb looking Dhofar 020 classified meteorite weighing 40.3 grams. Its dimensions are 56x37x14 mm. Found 10 March 2000 in Dhofar, Oman, in the Arabian Peninsula this H4/5 classified chondrite has a TKW of 256 Kg with a shock stage of S4 and weathering grade of W3 by the Russian Academy of Sciences, USSR.
The following is an excerpt from Mark Bostick's review of this meteorite: "Dhofar 020 is a ordinary stone chondrite meteorite. The meteorite is high in free metal and therefore falls in the H class. S4 tells it is highly shocked. Slices of the meteorite, show veins of the cosmic impact created mineral Ringwoodite, although fractures in the stone tend to hide this some. It almost appears to me to have splinted upon impact. The meteorite falls in 4-5 petrology class, a reference to how metamorphed the meteorite is from its original state. This is judged by studying a thin section of the meteorite, most visually at the chondrules, a feature unique to stone meteorite. In a thin section under polarized light, pyroxene chondrules seem more common then their olivine pair. Still some regions in the meteorite show scattered patches of bright olivine inclusions. These are fairly rare, at least on my thin section, and most of the meteorite's olivine and pyroxene, some of the easier things to see in a thin section, appear to have went through a metamorphism, and have "melted" into the matrix and are at times undistinguishable."
This piece displays extremely well showing a beautiful crust, superb shape and good size. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.
$10.20 CAD
Unit price perThis is a fantastic crusted 5.1 grams NWA (Northwest Africa) 869 L3-6 classified meteorite individual found by Nomads in the Sahara Desert. The dimensions of the specimen are 21x14x10 mm. This specimen comes from the Hupé Collection.
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.
$36.76 CAD
Unit price perThis is a fabulous 8.69 gram Sericho Pallasite Main Group meteorite, it measures 20x16x17. In 2016, two brothers were searching for their camels and came across several large, dense stones west of the village of Habaswein and south of Sericho, Kenya. Though recognized as meteorites in 2016, the masses had been known to camel-herders for decades. One village elder said that as a child, he and his brothers would play on top of the stones. It is classified as an Iron Pallasite main group with low weathering and is 1 of only 68 approved meteorites classified as such, with a recovered weight of about 2.8 T.
This piece displays extremely well and is a nice size showing great features. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.
This is a stunning Henbury classified meteorite weighing 7.2 grams. Its dimensions are 20x15x8mm. 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.
$33.07 CAD
Unit price perThis is a superb looking slice of the Shisr or Shi 010 meteorite, weighing 11.3 grams. Its dimensions are 52x21x4 mm. This L5 classified meteorite was part of the 16 stones found in the Shisr Desert of Oman by Russian meteorite hunters in 2001 with a total mass of 17.6 Kg. The shock stage of 3 and weathering grade of 3 is recorded for these pieces. This meteorite is likely paired with Shisr 008, an L5 that weighed 244 grams.
This piece shows a nice polished face and is a desirable size perfect to show in class or at a science show. This specimen would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Will come with a Canagem specimen card.
$21.80 CAD
Unit price perThis is a superb looking Shisr or Shi 010 meteorite weighing 7.2 grams. Its dimensions are 32x30x6 mm. This L5 classified meteorite was part of the 16 stones found in the Shisr Desert of Oman by Russian meteorite hunters in 2001 with a total mass of 17.6 Kg. The shock stage of 3 and weathering grade of 3 is recorded for these pieces. This meteorite is likely paired with Shisr 008, an L5 that weighed 244 grams.
This piece shows a nice polished face and is a desirable size perfect to show in class or at a science show. This specimen would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Will come with a Canagem specimen card.
$55.00 CAD
Unit price perHere we have for you a nice looking individual fragment of a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite weighing 52.4 grams. Its dimensions are 44x42x23mm. This never classified North West Africa stone was found in the Sahara desert around 2000.
It's a good quality individual fragment NWA meteorite specimen. Some weathering shows the meteorite's time spent aging in the desert. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.
$21.00 CAD
Unit price perThis is lot of small individual NWA unclassified meteorites from the Sahara Desert. The total weight of the lot is 18.8 grams. The meteorites range in size from 20 to 24 mm. This never classified North West Africa stone was found in the Sahara desert around 2000.
These small individual specimens are great as teaching tools in the home or in the classroom, or as gifts. They can also be used for science projects and other types craft displays. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.
$25.54 CAD
Unit price perThis is a superb looking Shisr or Shi 010 meteorite weighing 8.56 grams. Its dimensions are 31x20x7 mm. This L5 classified meteorite was part of the 16 stones found in the Shisr Desert of Oman by Russian meteorite hunters in 2001 with a total mass of 17.6 Kg. The shock stage of 3 and weathering grade of 3 is recorded for these pieces. This meteorite is likely paired with Shisr 008, an L5 that weighed 244 grams.
This piece shows a nice polished face on both sides of the slice and is a desirable size perfect to show in class or at a science show. This specimen would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Will come with a Canagem specimen card.