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Product Type: Sapphire
Approx Weight (per piece): 0.6ct 
Size: 5.7x4.7mm 
Shape: Pear Shape Cut 
Color:  Pink 
Clarity:  SI (Slightly Included)
Origin:  Africa

The Puerto Minguez ejecta refers to the impact ejecta from the 38 million years old twin (multiple) impact structure Azuara / Rubielos de la Cerida in Northern Spain, originating from the nearby Rubielos de la Cerida impact structure.

This is a strongly deformed limestone component (seldom different rock types) with significant displacements. Typical clast deformation looks looking like a loaf cut into slices but not fully broken into pieces.  This is typical of a short-time dynamic deformation under high confining pressure.

The similar deformations are well known from the Ries crater impact ejecta that occurred in carbonate concretions and in the famous Ries Belemnites both embedded within soft Jurassic claystone. This sample shows a limestone clast partially sliced / fractured with prominent displacements in the range of up to 12 mm. The over all dimensions of this sample is 40x60x125 mm and weighs 365 grams.

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

This is an outstanding Monturaqui Impactite specimen weighing 6.87 grams.  It measures 30x23x11 mm.  Although not a meteorite, impactites are directly linked to them and their impacts.

Some of the recovered pieces of this impactite show tiny bits of the original iron meteorite. There is very little of the original meteorite left at this impact site, but sometimes when these Impactites are sliced you can find small fragments of metal in them. This specimen was collected by Michael Cottingham during an excursion to the Impactite Site.  

The Monturaqui Crater is located in a very remote part of North Chile's Atacama Desert. This crater measures about 370 meters in diameter. Less than 4 kilos of Iron Shale fragments and about 50kg of Impactites have been found so far. This crater was made over 100,000 years ago. The only evidence remaining of the original meteorite is seen in the shale and impactite.

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 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 piece displays extremely well.  It is amazingly light considering its mass.  It has a unique hollow sound when you tap it.  This Chilean find is very well shaped and preserved.  These impactites are becoming more difficult to acquire so this is a good time to get a fine specimen.  Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. 

This specimen originates from the Michael Cottingham Meteorite Collection and is guaranteed to be authentic. The specimen will come with a Michael Cottingham and a Canagem specimen card.

Product Type: Tourmaline
Product ID: TONG6001 (Appraised at $264.95USD)
Approx Weight (per piece): 0.94ct
Size: 11.2x3.5mm
Shape: Baguette Cut
Color: Dark Neon Green Blue
Clarity: Clean
Origin: Africa

Appraisal Certificate included $75 Value 

Product Type: Chrysoberyl Cats Eye
Approx Weight (per piece): 0.8ct 
Size: 5mm 
Shape: Round Cabochon
Color:  Green
Clarity:  Fine Crystal
Origin: Madagascar

The distinctive "cat's eye" effect in this Chrysoberyl is caused by the reflection of light off parallel needle-like inclusions within the crystal. When the gem is cut en cabochon, a concentrated, bright band of light appears to move across the surface as the stone is rotated.

Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl comes in various colors, such as green, yellow, and golden-brown.  It is a durable gemstone, scoring 8.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness, making it suitable for various types of jewelry.  Significant sources of Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl include Sri Lanka, Brazil, India, Myanmar, and Madagascar. 

Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl is believed to possess metaphysical properties associated with protection, intuition, and good fortune. Some traditions consider it a talisman for enhancing insight and awareness.

This is a beautiful polished free form of Malachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Malachite is perhaps the one of the most popular minerals for collectors due to its intense green color and sometimes beautiful, banded masses.

Africa contains several outstanding Malachite deposits. The mines at Katanga (Shaba), especially at Kolwezi, in the Congo (Zaire) produce Malachite in all sorts of odd shapes and forms, and are the source of the best banded, concentric, stalactitic and sparkling specimens.

Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection.

Name: Malachite
Specimen Size:  Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 22x18x7 cm / 8.7x7.1x2.7 inches 
Weight:  3.04 KG / 6 lbs 9 oz
Origin: Mined in Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

Product Type: Chrysoberyl
Approx Weight (per piece): 1.0ct
Size: 7.3x5.8m 
Shape: Pear Shape Cut
Color: Yellow
Clarity:  Clean to the Eye
Origin: Sri Lanka

This is a nice 5.87 gram Seymchan Iron meteorite part slice measuring 28x18x5 mm. The meteorite was found in 1967 in a brook-bed flowing into the river of Hekandue, a left tributary of the river of Jasachnaja of the Magadan district, USSR. It is classified as an Iron Pallasite main group and is 1 of only 48 approved meteorites classified as such, with a recovered weight of about 323 Kg.

This piece was nicely prepared, it is very stable and will remain like this for years to come with minimal care. It displays extremely well and is a desirable size showing great features. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.

Tumbled hematite is a polished form of the mineral hematite, an iron oxide known for its metallic silver-gray to deep gunmetal appearance. After being rounded and smoothed, these stones take on a mirror-like shine that makes them visually striking and smooth to the touch. Despite their polish, they’re still quite heavy for their size due to hematite’s high iron content, giving them a solid, grounding feel in the hand.

Hematite is often associated with grounding, protection, and mental clarity. Many believe it helps anchor the body and mind, making it useful during stressful or scattered times. It's also thought to absorb negative energy and promote a sense of calm, focused strength.

Each Hematite is beautiful and unique, variations in size and shape should be expected.  Note that the specimens shown in the photos represent a small selection of what we have in stock, the size and shape of the specimens we send will vary.

Product Type: Hematite
Approx Weight (per bag): 50/100/200 gram bags available
Size Small: 15 - 20 mm
Size Medium: 21-24 mm
Size Large: 25-30 mm 
Origin: Brazil

Here we have for you a nice looking individual fragment of a Sahara Desert NWA unclassified meteorite weighing 108.23 grams. Its dimensions are 67x55x35mm. 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.

This is a fabulous 11.3 gram Sericho Pallasite Main Group meteorite, it measures 26x21x17 mm.  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 great looking Northwest Africa 2516 basaltic eucrite classified meteorite part slice weighing 5.52 grams. Its dimensions are 22x15x9 mm. 

This basaltic achondrite eucrite classified meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in 2004 and is 1 of 641 approved meteorites classified as such. The total weight of the recovered pieces is recorded as a low 296 grams.

This piece displays extremely well, it is a nice size with a beautiful crusted exterior, and shows multiple characteristics of the type of material, it exhibits excellent clasts within the matrix. The matrix is a fine grain containing shocked eucritic inclusions. Beautiful grey matrix with nice clear inclusions.   The three groups collectively known as HED meteorites (howardites, eucrites and diogenites) may come from asteroid 4 Vesta.

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

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. Commonly found in cavities in volcanic rocks, stilbite is associated with other zeolite minerals. It is valued for its aesthetic appeal and is believed by some to have calming energy, supporting spiritual growth and emotional healing.

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.

Name:  Fluorapophyllite and Stilbite Crystals
Specimen Size:  Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 216x190x70 mm / 8.5x7.5x2.75 inches
Weight:  2.26 KG / 4 Lbs 17.7 Ounces
Origin: Mined in Jalgaon, India

This is a must have 155.6 gram Impact Melt Rock from the Dellen Crater, north of Stokholm, Sweden. 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. The term tagamite was introduced in 1975 to describe impact rock from the Popigai crater in Russia. Varieties of tagamites are described based on crystallinity, texture and clast content.   HT Tagamite differs from other material due to the complete melting of the crystalline matrix and then being subjected to rapid cooling. 

This gorgeous slice displays very well.  It is amazingly light considering its mass of 83x51x27 mm.  Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.

Here we have for you a superb looking Dhofar 020 classified meteorite weighing 73.5 grams. Its dimensions are 46x33x43 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 strand of natural Hessonite Garnet beads with an overall length of 42 cm (16.5 inches).  The individual gemstone beads are faceted rondelle shaped and range in size from 3 to 5.5 mm.  In total, the bead strand contains over 63ct of natural Hessonite Garnet beads.

Also known as the cinnamon stone, hessonite is the yellow orange to reddish orange variety of grossular garnet.

Hessonite is said to impart self-respect and eliminate feeling of guilt and inferiority.  It is also believed to aid one in seeking out new challenges. 

Product Type: Hessonite Garnet Beads
Approx Weight (per Strand): 63.2ct
Bead Size:  3 to 5.5 mm
Strand Length:  42 cm /16.5 inches
Shape: Faceted Rondelle
Color: Cinnamon

Heulandite is one of the most common and well known members of the Zeolite Group. It has a nice pearly luster and lovely colored hues. It forms wonderfully complex and quite unique crystals and is often associated with other rare and beautiful minerals. 

Name: Heulandite cluster Crystal
Specimen Size:  Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions:  101x61x52 mm / 4.0x2.4x2.0 inches
Weight: 143 Grams /  5.0 Ounces 
Details: Mined in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India

These are perfectly fossilized and highly polished natural Ammonites from Morocco, which are perfect for gift giving to a new fossil collector. Ammonites are perhaps the most widely known fossil, possessing the typically ribbed spiral-form shell. These creatures lived in the seas between 240 - 65 million years ago, when they became extinct along with the dinosaurs. They belong to a group of predators known as cephalopods, which includes their living relatives the octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus. It is probably going to be one of the rarest collection item you'll ever own. These are perfect if you make jewelry and similar crafts or as a fossil collection item.  

You will receive the exact Ammonite pictured for the item number you choose. 

Details of the Ammonites are as follows:

A - 33x27 mm / 18.4 Grams 
B - 32x24 mm / 13.8 Grams 
C - 34x26 mm / 19.4 Grams 
D - 33x26 mm /15.3 Grams
E - 34x28 mm / 22.3 Grams 
F - 34x27 mm / 19.3 Grams 
G - 34x26 mm / 12.4 Grams 
H - 34x28 mm / 22.6 Grams 
J -  33x27 mm / 18.4 Grams

This is an amazingly rare classified meteorite shale specimen of Lake Murray weighing 5.5 grams. Its dimensions are 33x23x6 mm.  This Iron (IIAB) classified meteorite was found in Oklahoma in 1933. Only 270 kg of this material have been recovered and most of it is on display in a museum.  This is 1 of 153 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.

The Lake Murray meteorite is an iron meteorite with an exceptionally long terrestrial age, found encased in a thick layer of iron shale (also known as oxidite) in the Lower Cretaceous Antler Sandstone formation in Oklahoma. It is considered the oldest unaltered meteorite with an intact core known on Earth, having landed approximately 110 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period.

It was found in 1933 in a gully on a farm near Lake Murray, Carter County, Oklahoma, which is now part of Lake Murray State Park.

The Lake Murray meteorite's unique preservation makes it a crucial subject in the study of paleo-meteoritics (the study of ancient meteorites). While other older "fossil" meteorites exist (such as those in Swedish limestone dated at 450 million years), their original metallic components have been completely replaced by terrestrial minerals, leaving only a structural replica. The Lake Murray specimen is unique because it still retains its original, unaltered nickel-iron core. 

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

Apophyllite and prehnite are beautiful minerals that are often found together in attractive mineral specimens. Apophyllite is known for its clear, white, pale green, or sometimes pink, glass-like crystals that often form sharp pyramidal or prismatic shapes.  Prehnite is typically pale green to yellow-green, but may be white, colourless, yellow, or gray.  It is commonly found in rounded, grape-like formations called botryoidal aggregates. 

Apophyllite is believed to promote self-reflection and authentic self-expression, helping to reduce stress, release mental blockages, and overcome anxiety by revealing truth and facilitating the release of suppressed emotions. Prehnite is considered a stone of unconditional love, known for its healing properties, especially for healers, and is thought to bring harmony to spaces, assist in decluttering, and create a healing sanctuary, particularly when used in gardens.

Name: Apophyllite and Prehnite Cluster Crystal
Specimen Size:  Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 66x56x41 mm / 2.6x2.2x1.6 inches
Weight: 110 Grams / 3.9 Ounces
Origin: Mined in Mumbai (Bombay), India