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This is a fantastic shatter cone from France weighing 24.79 grams and measuring 45x25x25  mm. Although not a meteorite, impactites and shatter cones are directly linked to them and their impacts.   Shatter cones are evidence that the rock has been subjected to an extreme shock with very brief high pressures.

Shatter cones are rare geological features that are only known to form in the bedrock beneath large meteorite impact craters. They have a distinctively conical shape with thin grooves (striae) that radiate from the top (apex) of the cone. Shatter cones can range in length from 1 centimeter to several meters. The azimuths of the cones's axes typically radiate outwards from the point of impact, with the cones pointing towards the center of the impact crater.

This impactite was formed 186 million years ago.  This piece displays very well and is a very nice size showing multiple characteristics of its origin. Would make a beautiful addition to any collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a great looking Gao-Guenie H5 classified meteorite end cut weighing 3.04 grams. Its dimensions are 19x17x5 mm and it has a crusted edge. 

This H5 classified meteorite was observed falling at about 17:00 March 5, 1960 near the village of Gao in Africa. There is no total known weight recorded for this meteorite.

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

This is a superb and rare Iron ungrouped classified Taza NWA 859 specimen displaying major league Regmaglypts!! It weighs 3.84 grams and measures 17x12x6 mm.  

The NWA 859 was found in 2001 in Taza, Morocco.  A total weight of 75.3 kg of mostly small pieces was classified by UCLA as an Iron, ungrouped; it is one of 157 meteorites classified as such. 

This specimen displays extremely well and would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with both a Canagem Collection and a PolandMet Meteorites specimen card.

Name: Wolfe Creek [crater]  This is a recognized impact crater name.
Observed fall: No
Age: <0.3 Ma
Diameter: 0.875 km
Country: Australia

Note: There is a natural fracture in the middle of the specimen which comes from the event that created it.  Two parts move slightly so handle with care.  Displays very well. 

Here we have for you a Wolfe Creek impactite breccia specimen weighing 104.88 grams.  Its dimensions are 67x53x42 mm. The exposed crater is located in Western Australia, Australia with an estimated  age of < 0.3 Ma.

The impact crater is cited in the Earth Impact Database maintained by the Planetary and Space Science Centre at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. For photographs, maps, references, and other information, see the entry on the PASSC Website

These pieces are becoming difficult to acquire as the site is closed for collecting.  This is a good time to get a fine specimen.  Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with 2 specimen cards including a Canagem® Collection specimen card. 

This is a nice 0.6 gram fragment of the Tatahouine meteorite which is classified as a stone achondrite, Diogenite (ADIO) Ca-poor.  This rare meteorite fell on June 27, 1931 at 0130 hours about 2 1/2 mi. NE of the village of Foum Tatahouine, Tunisia. 

This rare Diogenite broke into thousands of small fragments, most no larger than a gram. The large mass broke up near the earth's surface and as a result fusion crust is virtually absent, making this a difficult meteorite to recognize. If it had not been witnessed, it most likely would never have been found. Tatahouine is one of a few meteorites that is only available in small sizes, most are under 1 gram.

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

This is a superb Nantan meteorite individual specimen, directly from Guangxi, China. Its dimensions are 35x17x6 mm and it weighs 7.33 grams.

The Nantan meteorites are a must for all collectors, more so that it is now very difficult to find worthy specimen. They are a very interesting IAB-MG iron discovered in 1958 and there is an estimated 9.5 T of this material. This is 1 of 88 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG.

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

This is an incredible and professionally prepared slice of the NWA (Northwest Africa) 2902 meteorite weighing 51.05 grams and measuring 82 x 72 x 4 mm. This gorgeous and rare NWA classified meteorite is an L-related impact melt rock or Chondrite, shock-related crystallized impact melt with a total Mass of 1000 grams in many pieces and is 1 of only 44 approved meteorites classified as L-melt rock.

This 2003 find has a weathering grade of 1/2. This piece displays very well and would make an amazing addition to any collection with this unique piece.  This world class specimen will come with a Canagem® Collection specimen card plus the original Certificate of Authenticity from SR Meteorites and finder Stefan Ralew of Germany.  Will also be shipped in a Riker mount to protect your investment and will include a professional label and a stand.

Barite clusters are beautiful mineral specimens that feature intergrown crystals forming visually appealing arrangements. It is typically found as thick to thin tabular crystals, usually in clusters with the crystals growing parallel to one another, or nearly so.  It can also occur as bladed, blocky, or even rosette-like aggregates.  This is a fine cluster of bladed barite crystals.  Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.

Name: Barite Cluster Crystal
Specimen Size:  Miniature-Sized
Dimensions:  55x35x35 mm / 2.2x1.4x1.4 inches
Weight: 66.97 Grams / 2.4 ounces
Origin: Mined in Mineral County, Nevada, USA

Barite clusters are beautiful mineral specimens that feature intergrown crystals forming visually appealing arrangements. It is typically found as thick to thin tabular crystals, usually in clusters with the crystals growing parallel to one another, or nearly so.  It can also occur as bladed, blocky, or even rosette-like aggregates.  This is a fine cluster of blocky barite crystals.  Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.

Name: Barite Cluster Crystal
Specimen Size:  Miniature-Sized
Dimensions:  54x39x31 mm / 2.1x1.5x1.2 inches
Weight: 68.76 Grams / 2.4 ounces
Origin: Mined in Mineral County, Nevada, USA

An olivine volcanic bomb is a type of volcanic rock that contains olivine crystals and has been ejected during a volcanic eruption. Olivine is a mineral that is commonly found in the Earth's mantle and is one of the first minerals to crystallize as magma cools.

Volcanic bombs are large clots of lava that are ejected from a volcano during an explosive eruption. They can vary in size, and their shapes are often streamlined due to their molten nature as they are thrown through the air. When these volcanic bombs contain olivine crystals, they are referred to as olivine volcanic bombs.

This set has one piece has been cut to showcase the beautiful green olivine crystals and another piece that is uncut (the lava is most likely covering green olivine crystals).  This pair would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card. 

Name: Olivine Volcanic Bomb Pair
Specimen Size:  Cabinet-Sized  
Dimensions: 41x18x12 mm / 1.6x0.7x0.5 Inches  (Cut Specimen)
                      31x24x18 mm / 1.2x0.9x0.7 Inches (Uncut Specimen)
Weight:  31.4 Grams / 1.1 Ounce  
Details: Volcanic activity Mortlake, Victoria, Australia  

This is lot of small tumbled individuals from a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite.  Because they have been tumbled, you can clearly see the metal within the specimens. The total weight of the lot is 11.7 grams.  They range in size from 14 to 25 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, as gifts, or for jewelry making.   They can also be used for science projects and other types craft displays. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a must have 80.5 gram Impact Melt Rock from the Dellen Crater, north of Stokholm, Sweden. Some locals call these rocks by the name of “dellenites”, although officially they are impact melt rocks.  Although not a meteorite, impactites are directly linked to them and their impacts and are probably going to be one of the rarest collection items you'll ever own. Impactite is a slag-like glassy object found on the surface of the earth, formed from rock melted by the impact of a meteorite.

The term impactite encompasses shock-metamorphosed target rocks, melts or suevites and mixtures of the two, as well as sedimentary rocks with significant impact-derived components and shocked mineral grains, tektites, anomalous geochemical signatures, etc.

This impactite was formed approx. 89 million years ago when a meteorite crashed into the earth making a round crater which is now a lake about 11 miles wide.  Dellen impactites were divided into three impactite groups: (i) suevitic impact breccias with lithic and melt clasts, (ii) impact melt rocks, and (iii) shocked (parautochthonous) target rock. In turn, impact melt rocks were divided into (i) clast-rich, (ii) clast-poor, and (iii) clast-free types.  The Dellenite type material was classified as clast poor impact melt breccia.

This gorgeous slice displays very well.  It is amazingly light considering its mass of 87x73x6   mm.  Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.