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Orange spessartine garnets from California are highly regarded for their intense "mandarin" orange color and are often found in matrix, particularly in the pegmatites of Southern California, including areas near Kern County. While the most famous, high-quality, gemmy spessartine crystals in matrix, accompanied by schorl and quartz, are famously associated with the Little Three Mine in nearby Ramona (San Diego County), similar pegmatite occurrences in the region, including Kern County, produce desirable collector specimens. 

Spessartine garnet is considered a "high vibration" stone and is often associated with creativity. The specimens from this region are known for being 100% natural and untreated. 

Name: Spessartine Garnet
Specimen Size:  Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 70x60x43 mm / 2.8x24x1.7 inches 
Weight: 240 Grams / 8.5 oz 
Origin: Kern County, California

This is a superb slice of the Tsarev meteorite weighing 1.49 grams. Its dimensions are 22x13x2 mm. Twenty-eight specimens of this L5 classified meteorite were found in fields.  The largest mass weighs 284 kg, the smallest 761 gr with a total weight of 1.23 Tons. The greatest distance between the find sites was 6.0 km.

In 1968, amidst a global surge in conflicts, a remarkable discovery was made in a small village in Volgograd Oblast. This region, known as the primary site of the Battle of Stalingrad—one of the largest and bloodiest battles in history—yielded an extraordinary find in the quiet fields near the rural village of Tsarev.

The Tsarev meteorite, named after the Russian word for czar, is a stone meteorite responsible for one of the largest meteorite showers in Russian history. This meteorite shower occurred on December 6, 1922, but the stones were not discovered until 1968 and only recognized in 1979. The Tsarev meteorite's mineral composition matches that of ordinary chondrites, including olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, maskelynite, calcium phosphates, nickel-iron, troilite, chromite, ilmenite, and rutile.

Academic analysis of the Tsarev meteorite reveals significant features: large grains of nickel-iron, light grey areas with well-preserved chondritic texture, and dark areas containing a matrix with olivine grains and remnants of chondrules. 

This specimen would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.  Will come with a Jensen Meteorites and Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a superb looking Dhofar 323 classified meteorite weighing 36.38 grams. Its dimensions are 71x42x5 mm.  This H5 classified meteorite was found in Zufar, Oman in 2001. The total weight of the single piece recovered is recorded as a low 688 grams and the meteorite has a shock stage of 1 and weathering grade of 4.

This piece displays extremely well because of its beautiful color and multiple chondrules. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.

Product Type: Opal 
Approx Weight (per lot):  1.0ct
Size:  6.7x4.5 - 8x4mm
Shape:  Pear shape and Marquise Cabochon
Color: White with Rainbow color
Clarity: Transparent
Origin: Australia

Product Type: Smoky Quartz - 5 Piece Lot
Approx Weight (per lot): 2.0tcw
Size: 6x4mm 
Shape: Oval Cut
Color: Fine Smoky Color
Clarity:   VSI (Very Slightly Included)
Origin:   Brazil

Product Type: Sapphire 
Approx Weight (per piece): 1.0ct 
Size: 7.5x4.7mm 
Shape: Oval Cut
Color: Pink 
Clarity:  SI  (Slightly Included)
Origin:  Africa

Product Type: Lemon Quartz - 4 Piece Lot
Approx Weight (per Lot): 8.8ct
Size: 7.8x9mm - 10x8mm
Shape: Oval Cut
Color: Pale Lemon Yellow 
Clarity: VSI (Very Slightly Included)
Origin: Brazil

Product Type: Labradorite - 5 Piece Lot
Approx Weight (per lot): 6.3ct
Size: 7.7x5.8 - 8x6.3mm 
Shape: Oval cabochon
Color: Gray with Rainbow Luster
Clarity: Transparent
Origin: Africa

This is a great looking complete slice of the Thuathe H4-5 classified meteorite.  It weighs 2.88 grams and measures 26x14x3 mm. 

A meteorite travelling east to west exploded over Lesotho producing an elliptical strewn field extending 7.4 by 1.9 km (bearing: ~276°) on the westernmost lobe of the Thuathe (or Berea) Plateau, ~12 km east of the capital city of Maseru.

The explosion was accompanied by an extraordinarily loud, 15 s long noise which was heard over a large (100 km radius) area of Lesotho; the fall was eye-witnessed by several people who reported sightings of dust trails of “sparkling objects” over Lesotho and the southern part of the Free State Province of South Africa. Many villagers of Ha Ralimo, Boqate Ha Majara, and Boqate Ha Sofonia reported falls of stones close to themselves and onto their homes. The estimated total mass of recovered material is ~30 kg, including 418 stones in the 2 g to 2.4 kg mass range for a total of 24.673 kg which were collected and catalogued by A. Ashworth and David P. Ambrose

Most freshly cut slices from several stones show a homogeneous beige to light-grey lithology speckled with abundant and heterogeneously distributed (20% to, in exceptional cases, >50 vol%) metal particles; some are cross­cut by dark shock veinlets and show brecciated structure with light grey matrix surrounding lighter colored, well-rounded inclusions; chondrules distinctly recognizable.

Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes in a protective case, and includes a Baitylia Meteorite Collection and a Canagem® Collection specimen card.

This is an incredible specimen of the Zag meteorite that fell in Western Sahara in August 1998. This rare and highly collectable H3-6 chondrite (S3 W0/1) is characterized by its beautiful fusion crust and is 1 of only 82 approved meteorites classified as such. The total weight is registered at 175 Kilograms and this nice piece is 1.1 grams with dimensions of 20x8x4 mm.

Zag made headlines around the world as the second meteorite to contain liquid water. Purple salt crystals have been found by scientists in Zag and liquid water is in bubbles in some of these crystals! Zag has been in almost every newspaper and even on CNN.

This piece displays very well showing some fusion crust. Would make an amazing addition to any collection. Comes with a Jensen Meteorites and a Canagem Collection Specimen card.