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On the evening of March 5, 1960, a brilliant fireball exploded over a village in what is now Burkina Faso, Africa.  Thousands of small stones rained down across the countryside and village in an extensive strewnfield.  Some dwellings in the village were struck by meteorites, so this fall is now regarded as a "hammer fall" by collectors.  Upon classification, the meteorite was revealed to be an H5 chondrite.   Refer to the photos.  The black centimeter cube is shown for ....]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:36:33 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/millbillillie--vestan-eucrite-fall-from-australia--micromounts $7.00
Millbillillie Eucrite Wiluna district - Millbillillie Station, Western Australia - October 1960 Many locals and aborigines saw a spectacular fireball that left showers of sparks as it traveled across the sky.  No immediate search was undertaken.  In 1970, meteorites were found in the fall area and since then many stones have been found.  This meteorite is an achondrite eucrite that originates from the asteroid Vesta.  It has a distinctive "salt and pepper" look to the matri....]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:02:53 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/norton-county--historic-witnessed-fall-aubrite-micros $6.88
On February 18, 1948, a massive fireball was widely witnessed across three states and fell in rural Norton County Kansas.  The main mass is a giant stone weighing approx. one ton (2000 pounds) and it was the world's largest of it's type.  The fall event created a circus-like atmosphere and it drew a lot of attention to an otherwise mundane farming area.  Now Norton County is considered an important fall in American history and every collection should have a sample of this rare met....]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:06:05 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/gao-guenie-h5-hammer-fall-from-1960-burkina-faso-micromount $6.00
On the evening of March 5, 1960, a brilliant fireball exploded over a village in what is now Burkina Faso, Africa.  Thousands of small stones rained down across the countryside and village in an extensive strewnfield.  Some dwellings in the village were struck by meteorites, so this fall is now regarded as a "hammer fall" by collectors.  Upon classification, the meteorite was revealed to be an H5 chondrite.   Refer to the photos.  The black centimeter cube is shown for ....]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:57:21 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/mars-rock-martian-meteorite-display-tata-shergottite $15.99
Tissint (Tata Morocco) Witnessed fall, July 2011 (Tata/Foumzgit Morocco) Two of the most exciting and collectible types of meteorites are witnessed falls and planetaries (lunars and martians).  Naturally, meteorite enthusiasts love witnessed fall planetaries, and there have only been four of these meteorites in history.  All four of these meteorites are Martians - Chassigny (1815, France), Shergotty (1865, India), Nakhla (1911, Egypt), and Zagami (1962, Nigeria).  Of these four....]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:06:15 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/varre-sai-fresh-brazilian-l5-meteorite-fall-june-2010-micro $6.00
On June 19, 2010, a brilliant daytime fireball heralded the arrival of the Varre-Sai meteorite, which fell in several pieces over rural areas of the Rio de Janeiro region of Brazil.  One stone fell about 45 feet from a witness and was subsequently found under a banana tree.  Further searching turned up more stones.  There were many eyewitnesses and this fall stirred up a lot of excitment. After lab analysis, this meteorite was classified as a shocked L5 chondrite (S4/W0).  V....]]> Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:13:43 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/murchison-display-rare-1969-carbonaceous-meteorite-w-amino-acids-1 $9.00
The Murchison carbonaceous chondrite meteorite fell over the Murchison area of Australia on September 28, 1969.  Murchison meteorites were reported to have a strange rotten smell when fresh.  Later scientific studies suggest that this odor was due to the presence of various organic compounds, including amino acids.  Murchison has been one of the most studied meteorites in science.  Countless research papers have been published on it and it continues to be the source of acti....]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:54:07 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/saratov--historic-russian-l4-witnessed-fall-from-1918 $7.00
A brilliant fireball and loud explosions rocked the quiet Russian countryside and several large masses fell near the Saratov area on September 6th 1918.   This caused quite a commotion and the stones were rounded up and placed in Russian museums and institutions.  Saratov was analyzed and shown to be an L4 chondrite with a shock rating of S2. Refer to the photo.  You are purchasing one large or a few small fragments selected from the larger lot shown.  The black centime....]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:35:22 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/oum-dreyga-witnessed-fall-western-sahara-2003-400mg $7.00
On October 16, 2003, a contingent of Moroccan soldiers manning the border with the Western Sahara territory, witnessed a fireball and meteorite fall near a minefield.   The soldiers collected about 17kg of stones and fragments and turned them over to Moroccan dealers.  Upon classification, the meteorite was found to be an H3-5 transitionary chondrite (one of only 37 classified).  This meteorite has also been known as Amgala or Gor Lefcah.  The official name is now Oum ....]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:11:26 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/zunhua-very-rare-famous-chinese-hammer-2008-house-smasher $10.00
"Zunhua" H4 Chondrite? China, 2008 Hammer Fall On the late afternoon of April 12, 2008, a bright fireball was seen over a small village, and then a single stone crashed through the roof of a family home.   The stone penetrated the roof and hit the stone floor, shattering into pieces and damaging the furnishings of the house.  Thankfully, nobody was in the room at the time of the impact.  But the terrified homeowner was in an adjacent room and was quite surprised to see the s....]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:03:10 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/portales-valley-witnessed-fall-h6-from-new-mexico-1998-micromount $6.00
Portales Valley H6 Chondrite New Mexico, 1998 Witnessed Fall In the early evening hours of June 13th, 1998, a bright trail of light was seen in the sky, followed by a series of explosions.  A shower of stones fell over a large area of Roosevelt County New Mexico.   One stone crashed through the roof of a barn at an angled trajectory and embedded itself into a wall.   Numerous specimens were found by local residents and meteorite hunters.   The fresh chondrite ....]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:57:58 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/jilin-historical-chinese-fall-1976-worlds-largest-stone-meteorite $7.00
Jilin H5 Chondrite China, 1976 Witnessed Fall On the after of March 8, 1976, a huge daytime fireball streaked through Chinese airspace and exploded, raining stones down upon the countryside.  The largest stone (main mass) weighed in at 1770kg! (almost 4000 pounds, 2 short tons).  The main mass remains one of the largest single stone meteorites found on Earth.   The Jilin fall (also called "Kirin") was considered a big event in China and it created a sensation as Chinese offi....]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:45:59 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/buzzard-coulee-famous-2008-canadian-hammer-fall-micromount $8.00
Buzzard Coulee H4 Chondrite Canada, 2008 Hammer Fall On the night of November 20, 2008, a brilliant night-time fireball lit up the rural Canadian sky.  It was a massive bolide that turned night into day as it passed, illuminating the dark countryside below.  A series of loud detonations heralded the arrival and fall of Buzzard Coulee meteorite.  The fireball was captured on numerous surveillance cameras and sky cameras, and the images were broadcast on over the internet on Youtub....]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:38:02 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/tagish-lake-canada-2000-witnessed-fall-exotic-c2-ung-comet-like $29.00
Tagish Lake (C2-ungrouped) - one of the most unusual of all meteorites.  This ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite is a pristine material that is unlike any other carbonaceous type.  Tagish Lake was a witnessed fall over rural Northern Canada, and it's fall was photographed sufficiently for it's orbit to be calculated.  Tagish Lake originated from the cold and dark regions of the outer asteroid belt, where old pristine asteroids orbit far outside the reach of the Sun's radiation (D-ty....]]> Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:49:45 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/breja-new-moroccan-meteorite-fall-may-2010-taouz $7.00
On May 19, 2010 (or May 01), a brilliant fireball was seen over the Moroccan/Algerian border region near Tindouf.  This fireball produced the Breja meteorite.  This meteorite is very scarce because the strewnfield is in Algeria and it is very dangerous to go there and look for specimens.  Nomads have brought out a small quantity of fresh stones, which are only available from a small handful of dealers worldwide.  Initially this fall was referred to as "Taouz" and there is som....]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:27:36 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/pick-five-you-pick-any-5-meteorite-micromounts-for-30-free-ship $30.00
You get to pick any five (5) meteorite micromounts.  You can pick from any micromount listed in the "Meteorite Specimens - Micromounts" category of this store.   Each specimen will come with it's own labeled gemjar.  This offer does not apply to Lunar or Martian meteorites.   For a full listing of meteorites you can pick, see this link - Meteorite Micromounts To order - place this item in your cart, and tell me your 5 micromount selections by using the Order No....]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:28:46 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/tagish-lake-exotic-and-rare-c2-ungrouped-meteorite-witnessed-fall $9.99
Tagish Lake (C2-ungrouped) - one of the most unusual of all meteorites.  This ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite is a pristine material that is unlike any other carbonaceous type.  Tagish Lake was a witnessed fall over rural Northern Canada, and it's fall was photographed sufficiently for it's orbit to be calculated.  Tagish Lake originated from the cold and dark regions of the outer asteroid belt, where old pristine asteroids orbit far outside the reach of the Sun's radiation (D-ty....]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:41:15 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/holbrook-lll6-classic-witnessed-hammer-fall-arizona-1912 $6.00
Holbrook - L/LL6 chondrite, witnessed hammer fall, July 19, 1912 (6:30pm local) Arizona USA. Just as folks were sitting down to dinner around 6:30pm on July 19, 1912 in homes and ranches around Holbrook Arizona, a series of loud detonations shook the sky and countryside.  A bright fireball travelled across the sky, showering the countryside and town of Holbrook with thousands of small (most were pea-sized) meteorites.  Some of these meteorites struck rail yard facilities outside of to....]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:29:09 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/ash-creek-famous-witnessed-hammer-fall-west-texas-2009 $6.00
This is a fragment of the famous Ash Creek  Texas fall from Feb 15, 2009.  (also called "West Texas")  This fall was widely observed and created a media circus as dozens of meteorite hunters descended on the area to search local farms for additional specimens.  At least one stone  struck a tool shed, bounced, and landed at the feet of a witness.  Another meteorite was discovered by Hopper the Dog (a pet of a local farmer).  Ash Creek is rarely seen in small aff....]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:29:42 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/la-criolla-l6-chondrite-witnessed-fall-from-argentina-1985 $6.00
On January 6, 1985, a brilliant fireball was seen over a large area of the Entre Rios province Argentina.  There were reports of several explosions before a shower of stony meteorites fell near La Criolla.  Approx. 35kg of L6 chondrite meteorites were recovered.  This meteorite has more chondrules than one would expect from a type-6, and it also has prolific metal fleck and tiny shock veins.  It is arguably one of the most aesthetically pleasing L6 chondrites. Refer to the p....]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:18:34 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/thuathe-h45-chondrite-hammer-fall-from-lesotho-2002 $6.00
On July 21, 2002, a fireball exploded over rural Lesotho in Africa, raining down hundreds of stones over an area roughly 10 miles by 5 miles.  Meteorites fell into fields and onto homes - some villagers were nearly struck by the stones, causing some alarm.  Thuathe is a scarce transitionary type of chondrite (H 4/5), making it very desirable to collectors because it is a scarce type, a witnessed fall, and a hammer fall.  Refer to the photo.  Your specimen will consist of on....]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:08:27 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/nuevo-mercurio-witnessed-fall-h5-chondrite-zacatecas-mexico-1978 $6.00
On December 15, 1978, a brilliant fireball was visible over a radius of nearly 350 miles as it streaked across the sky over Mexico.  This huge bolide produced a shower of H5 chondrite meteorites which rained down over a stretch of land extending approx. 50 miles.   Nuevo Mercurio is a classic Mexican fall with a characteristic light colored matrix with metal flecks.  Refer to the photo.  Your specimen will consist of one large or a group of small fragments selected from....]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:43:13 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/allende-carbonaceous-cv3-witnessed-fall-mexico-1969 $6.00
Allende is one of the most famous of all witnessed falls and no collection is complete with an example of it.  Until the fall of Allende, carbonaceous CV-type meteorites were extremely rare and were present only in large museums or the in the cabinets of wealthy collectors.  But all of that changed on February 8, 1969 when a few thousand fragile black stones rained down on the Mexican countryside around Pueblito de Allende in Chihuahua province Mexico.  During this single fall, mo....]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:23:37 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/bensour-witnessed-fall-ll6-chondrite-from-moroccoalgeria-2002 $6.00
In February of 2002, nomads in the remote Saharan desert near the Moroccan-Algerian border saw a shower of meteorites rain down.  These meteorites turned out to be a beautiful LL6 chondrite that is well-known for it's dark black crust and contrasting light-grey matrix with metal flecks.   Refer to the photo.  The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included.  Your specimen will be selected from the same lot shown.  You will get the biggest fragment rema....]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:34:50 GMT http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/kilabo-witnessed-fall-ll6-chondrite-from-nigeria-2002 $6.00
On July 21, 2002, a brilliant fireball lit up the night sky over Kilabo Nigeria.  Loud explosions were heard and a meteorite was found in a small crater.  This fresh LL6-chondrite meteorite has a brecciated grey matrix with metal flecks.  Refer to the photo.  The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included.  Your specimen will be selected from the same lot shown.  You will get the biggest fragment remaining in the lot or several small fragments.&n....]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:30:42 GMT