Staff Picks

This is a beautiful and colorful specimen combining green Apophyllite, Stilbite and Laumontite.  It is a large specimen and is in excellent condition.

This crystal cluster brings harmony and emotional support to any space, encouraging heart-centered energy, mental clarity, and grounding.

Stilbite is a zeolite mineral appreciated for its delicate crystal formations and pastel hues, ranging from colorless to white, yellow, pink, and peach.  It forms distinctive tabular crystals with a bowtie or butterfly shape and exhibits a vitreous to pearly luster. 

One of the distinguishing features of apophyllite is its ability to form well-defined crystals with a pyramid-like shape. These crystals often exhibit a prismatic or pseudo-cubic habit and have a vitreous luster. Apophyllite is transparent to translucent and is commonly found in colorless or white varieties, although it can also occur in shades of green, pink, yellow, or brown.

Laumontite is a member of the zeolite group, and occurs in many of the zeolite deposits.

Name: Apophyllite, Stilbite, Laumontite Crystals
Specimen Size:  Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 197x114x82 mm / 7.75x4.5x3.25 inches
Weight: 1.73 kg / 3 lbs 13 oz
Details: Mined in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Product Type: Sapphire
Approx Weight (per piece): 2.1ct 
Size: 8.5x7.5mm 
Shape: Pear Shape Cut
Color: Lime Green
Clarity:  Clean
Origin:  Africa

This is a Manganite specimen from the classical or first location of discovery in Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz Mts, Thuringia, Germany. This collector's specimen is unique and of great quality.  This specimen of Manganite is distinctive enough to show its true identity and is a beautiful and interesting specimen for display.

Manganite is an attractive and interesting mineral that is a pleasure to own over the years.  This World class specimen will come with a Canagem Collection and a NetMine Minerals specimen cards.

Name: Manganite
Specimen Size:   Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions:  120x100x68 mm / 4.7x3.9x2.7 inches
Weight: 1.2 Kg / 2 lbs 10 ounces
Origin: Mined in Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz Mts, Thuringia, Germany

Here we have for you a superb looking Dhofar 020 classified meteorite weighing 103.75 grams. Its dimensions are 67x49x32 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.

This is a stunning specimen of calcite cubes on mordenite druse.  The crystals are well defined and look beautiful together.

Calcite is found throughout the world in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. Some geologists consider it to be a "ubiquitous mineral" - one that is found everywhere. Calcite is the principal constituent of limestone and marble. 

Mordenite was first described in 1864 by Henry How. He named it after the small community of Morden, Nova Scotia, Canada, along the Bay of Fundy, where it was first found.  It is one of the most abundant zeolites and is found in volcanic rock such as rhyolite, andesite, and basalt. It is associated with other zeolites such as stilbite and heulandite.

Name: Calcite Cubes on Mordenite Druse
Specimen Size:  Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 228x152x127 mm / 9x6x5 inches
Weight: 3.43 KG / 7 lbs 9 ounces 
Details: Mined in Nashik, India

This is a superb looking Dhofar 221 classified meteorite weighing 96.4 grams. Its dimensions are 56x49x25 mm. This L5 classified meteorite was found in Zufar, Oman in 2000 and is 1 of 3003 approved meteorites classified as such. The total weight of the 100's of pieces recovered is recorded as a low 3.54 kg and the meteorite has a shock stage of 3 and weathering grade of 3.

This piece displays extremely well because of its beautiful crust, superb shape and is a good size. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a superb looking slice of a Sahara Desert NWA 250 classified meteorite weighing 55.70 grams. Its dimensions are 96x50x7mm.  This North West Africa L6 classified meteorite single stone was found in the desert in 2000 and has a total mass of 11 Kg. The shock stage of S3 and weathering grade of W3 is recorded for these pieces.

This piece displays extremely well with its polished finished cut face and is also a very nice size. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.

The Fluorapatite crystal sits nearly vertically in the orange pink calcite and is terminated on one side. It has a nice luster and lovely colored hues. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.

Name: Orange Calcite vein with Red/Green Fluorapatite crystal
Specimen Size:  Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 146x102x63 mm / 5.7x4x2.5 inches
Weight:  1.32 KG / 2 lbs 14 ounces
Origin: The famous Western Quebec Location, Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Canada

Product Type: Indicolite Tourmaline
Product ID: ITRB9780  (Appraisal of $1,319.70 USD)
Approx Weight (per piece): 2.80ct
Size: 12.3x5.3mm
Shape: Baguette Cut
Color: Royal Blue
Clarity: Clean
Origin: Brazil

On March 4^th, 1960 at 1:06 a.m., a bright fireball, now know as the Bruderheim Meteorite, tore through Earth's atmosphere above Central Alberta. The meteorite 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 meteorite 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 Bruderheim 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 of the meteorite were collected from the  river ice. Undoubtedly many thousands of small fragments were not seen against the black earth of fields and were 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 hard to acquire Bruderheim meteorite piece is a high quality crusted part slice specimen that would make an amazing addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Jensen Meteorites and a Canagem Collection specimen cards.