Stone Meteorites

This is a fine part slice specimen of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 2859 meteorite found in the Sahara Desert in 2004. This nice collectible H4 chondrite consista of a brecciated matrix with light and dark clasts and is characterized by abundant chondrules and metal flakes.  The total Mass is registered at 920 grams from a single stone.  The Shock stage is recorded at 2 and the Weathering grade is also a 2.  This is a nice piece weighing 10.4 grams with dimensions of 41x18x6 mm.

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

Here we have for you a nice looking end cut of a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite weighing 33.83 grams. Its dimensions are 42x33x19 mm. This never classified North West Africa stone was found in the Sahara desert around 2000.

It's a good quality cut NWA meteorite specimens showing interesting internal structure (L5?) and somewhat attractive with a mottled interior with chondrules and metallic flakes. Some weathering shows the meteorite's time spent aging in the desert. Displays nicely with a ground and rough polished without a mirror finish.

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

Here we have for you a nice looking tumbled individual of a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite weighing 32.6 grams. Its dimensions are 44x29x15mm.  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.

This is a fabulous fresh Ghubara meteorite whole fragment weighing 5.76 grams and measuring 40x14x6mm. This meteorite was found in Oman, Southern Arabia in 1954 and is classified as an L5 Stony Black Chondrite.

This piece displays extremely well and is a very desirable size showing multiple characteristics of its time spent in space until it came crashing to earth.  Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a The Mark Bostick Collection and a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is lot of small tumbled individual NWA unclassified meteorites from the Sahara Desert.  Because they have been tumbled, you can clearly see the metal within the specimens. The total weight of the lot is 30.8 grams.  The meteorites range in size from 15 to 32 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.

This is a superb looking Dhofar 221 classified meteorite weighing 8.58 grams. Its dimensions are 33x20x10 mm. This L5 classified meteorite was found in Zufar, Oman in 2000. 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 full slice of NWA 926 classified meteorite weighing 1.70 grams. Its dimensions are 15x12x5 mm. This H4 classified meteorite was found in 2001 with the total weight of the pieces recovered recorded as a low 201 grams.  This meteorite has a shock stage of 3 and weathering grade of 2.

This professionally prepared piece displays extremely well in its protective case. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem and a Pierre-Marie Pelé Collection specimen card.

This is a superb looking Sayh al Uhaymir or SaU 001 meteorite individual weighing 1.01 grams. Its dimensions are 10x10x5 mm. This L4-5 classified meteorite was part of the 1000 stones found in Oman the 16 March 2000 with a total mass of 450 Kg. The shock stage of S2 and weathering grade of W1 is recorded for these pieces.

This premium piece would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.  Comes with a The Mark Bostick Collection and a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a fabulous fresh Ghubara meteorite whole fragment weighing 6.06 grams and measuring 30x14x9mm. This meteorite was found in Oman, Southern Arabia in 1954 and is classified as an L5 Stony Black Chondrite.

This piece displays extremely well and is a very desirable size showing multiple characteristics of its time spent in space until it came crashing to earth.  Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a The Mark Bostick Collection and a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a great looking Northwest Africa 2838 L4 classified meteorite part slice.  It weighs 4.1 grams and measures 25x17x5 mm. This meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in 2004 and has a total recovered weight recorded as a very low 253 grams.  It has a Shock stage of 2 and a Weathering grade of 2.  A very good cut, ground and polished slice. A great piece with metal flakes in a mottled grey matrix.

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

This is a nice looking individual fragment of a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite. It weighs 32.3 grams and measures 53x30x16 mm. This never classified Northwest Africa stone was found in the Sahara desert around 2000.

It's a good quality NWA meteorite individual fragment. 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.

This is a great looking end cut Gao-Guenie H5 classified meteorite weighing 2.95 grams. Its dimensions are 18x16x4 mm.

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 an ELKK Meteorites and a Canagem Collection specimen card.

This is a fantastic crusted 9.56 grams NWA (Northwest Africa) 869 L3-6 classified meteorite Individual found by Nomads in the Sahara Desert. The dimensions of the specimen are 18x10x15 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.

This is a great looking Northwest Africa 2838 L4 classified meteorite part slice.  It weighs 2.8 grams and measures 21x12x4 mm. This meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in 2004 and has a total recovered weight recorded as a very low 253 grams.  It has a Shock stage of 2 and a Weathering grade of 2.  A very good cut, ground and polished slice. A great piece with metal flakes in a mottled grey matrix.

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

This is a nice looking individual fragment of a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite. It weighs 24.7 grams and measures 35x31x17 mm. This never classified Northwest Africa stone was found in the Sahara desert around 2000.

It's a good quality NWA meteorite individual fragment. 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.

The NWA 267 meteorite fragment offered here is in as found condition.  It weighs 2 grams, with dimensions of 18x11x6mm.  The meteorite will come with two specimen description cards including a signed "The Mark Bostick Collection" card.

This meteorite was once a pile of weathered unclassified meteorite fragments brought to the 2000 Denver show by a Moroccan fossil dealer. These fragments, 73.9 kg. worth, where purchased by Canadian meteorite dealer Dean Bessey, who was told the following on the meteorites: "A nomad found an area with a lot of unusual strange stones near the Morocco/Algeria border. He brought one to a fossil dealer and asked: "I hear that you will pay money for stones like this". After shaking his head in disbelief at a positive response, the nomad gathered up all his camels, wives and children and brought them into the desert to search over his personal strewn field." Or at least that is how the story goes.

Many thousands of stones, 73.9 kilograms, were recovered, most of these fragments under 20 grams. Then 356 grams and a thin section of the meteorite was donated to the Vernadaky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, part of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, where it was classified by M. Ivanova. This meteorite, an ordinary stone chondrite, H4 class has a Shock Rating of 2 and a Weathering Grade of 2-3 and the classification information was published in Meteoritical Bulletin 85.

While the stone did not get a heavy weathering grade, very few specimens show any crust. This meteorite is believed to have come from the Hebe class asteroids. I've included an informational photo of a NWA 267 Meteorite thin section which are used in earth geology, and in meteorites to identify the minerals in them. The photo shows a large imperfect elongated chondrule. Chondrules are unique features to meteorites. The chondrule shown is composed of mostly pyroxene and the bright colored minerals scattered throughout the thin section is mostly olivine.

One of the fun facts is that the NWA 267 was also the first meteorite ever minted onto a real legal tender coin. The National Bank of Liberia made 999 of these $10.00 Silver coins in 2004. The meteorite used in the coin, was supplied by Mark Bostick himself and his name and signature came on the certificate with the coin. The provided images of the coin shows a nomad on a camel on the obverse. A meteorite is falling through the star filled sky in the background. Reverse of coin has a seal of the Liberia Government and notes its value. We include 2 specimen cards but unfortunately the thin section and coin used in the ad are NOT included!