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This is a great starter kit for "type collectors" and it includes 12 different petrologic types of meteorites.  Four of these twelve meteorites are witnessed falls and two of them are Vestans.   This set includes a variety of ordinary chondrites, stony-irons, achondrites, an iron and a carbonaceous chondrite.    Each specimen comes in an individually labelled gemjar and all twelve meteorites are presented in a 5x8" Riker box display with white foam insert.  &nb....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/sulagiri-witnessed-fall-ll6-chondrite-from-india-2008-slice-27g $28.00
Sulagiri is a recent fall from India.  On September 12, 2008, a fireball and detonations was heard near the Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu India.  Approx. 8 stones were recovered.  Sulagiri is also called Hosur.  This meteorite has a pretty grey matrix that is sprinkled with nickel-iron and troilite flecks.   Refer to the photos.  The centimeter scale cube is shown for size comparison and is not included.   This specimen is a slice that weighs 2.7 gra....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/daule--rare-l5-chondrite-from-ecuador--2008-witnessed-fall $6.00
Daule is a recent witnessed fall that occurred on March 23, 2008 in Guayas Ecuador.  Daule is the first witnessed fall from Ecuador and it is a brecciated L5 chondrite.  There is not much Daule on the market and most of the pieces available are larger than 1-gram and cost in the neighborhood of $50 or more.  I have a limited supply of small fragments from this fall and I am offering them at a budget price. Refer to the photo.  The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and....]]> 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....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/wisconsin-meteorite-micromount-livingstonmifflin-fall-04142010 $7.00
On April 14, 2010, a brilliant night-time fireball illuminated the sky over rural Wisconsin farm country. The fireball was captured on video by numerous sources and multiple detonation events occurred as the fireball rained meteorites down on the countryside.  This new witnessed fall meteorite is also a "hammer fall" because one of the meteorites struck the roof of a barn and another landed on a garden hose.  The hunt for these meteorites is ongoing, but the total known weight so....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/bassikounou-witnessed-fall-meteorite-slice-w-fresh-crust-861g $9.00
Bassikounou is a witnessed fall H5 chondrite fell in Mauritania in October 2006.   Witnesses saw a large fireball in the sky during the fall.   Bassikounou is well known for it's fresh matrix, dark black crust, and abundant metal flecks.  This specimen is a slice with fresh, velvety-black fusion crust and the exposed matrix shows lots of metal fleck.  This slice weighs .861 gram.  This would make a fine addition to any collection.  Your purchase comes with....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/thuathe-h45-chondrite-hammer-fall-from-lesotho-2002 $5.00
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....]]> 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....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/allende-carbonaceous-cv3-witnessed-fall-mexico-1969 $5.00
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....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/murchison-rare-1969-carbonaceous-cm2-meteorite-w-amino-acids $5.00
This gemjar contains a genuine fragment of the Murchison carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell over Murchison 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 i....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/bensour-witnessed-fall-ll6-chondrite-from-moroccoalgeria-2002 $5.00
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....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/kilabo-witnessed-fall-ll6-chondrite-from-nigeria-2002 $5.00
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....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/juancheng-chinese-hammer-cookpot-meteorite-1997 $6.00
Juancheng is a witnessed fall and hammer fall meteorite that fell on Feb 15, 1997.   This meteorite exploded and rained down as a shower of small stones, which peppered the countryside.  Some stones struck a building and one is reported to have penetrated the roof and landed in a cooking pot.  This meteorite also fell on the anniversary of Mao Zedong's occupation of Yenan during the great people's revolution.  The Chinese consider this meteorite to be historically signif....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/meteorite-collection-28-different-labelled-specimens-in-a-display $139.00
This handsome 12" x 8" Riker box display has a black pebblegrain finish and a glass lid.  Underneath the glass lid in black foam cutouts are 28 different meteorite specimens.  Each specimen is generously sized and comes in a labelled gemjar.  The labels are facing up in the gemjars, so the specimens can be identified easily without removing the jars from the display.  Of course, each specimen can be removed and handled or examined if desired.  This is an entire meteori....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/park-forest-display-illinois-hammer-meteorite-2003-l5-chondrite $29.00
This handsome meteorite display contains a genuine fragment of the Park Forest L5 chondrite meteorite that fell over the Cook County area of Illinois on March 26, 2003.  Park Forest meteorites showered over populated areas, and a number of homes, vehicles, and man-made objects were impacted.  Park Forest is a famous "hammer" meteorite that is a must have for any collector.  (see the Meteoritical Bulletin entry below) This display contains a small sample micromount of Park Fores....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/murchison-display-rare-1969-carbonaceous-meteorite-w-amino-acids $29.00
This handsome meteorite display contains a genuine fragment of the Murchison carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell over Murchison 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 p....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/bassikounou--witnessed-fall-h5-meteorite--mauritania-2006 $5.00
Bassikounou is a witnessed fall H5 chondrite fell in Mauritania in October 2006.   Witnesses saw a large fireball in the sky during the fall.   Bassikounou is well known for it's fresh matrix, dark black crust, and abundant metal flecks.  Your specimen will be selected from the same lot shown in the photo.  These fragments are fresh and many have crust.  Your specimen will consist of one or more fragments in a labelled gemjar. Refer to the photo, the black cen....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/bilanga-witnessed-fall-diogenite-burkina-faso-1999-vestan $6.00
Bilanga is a rare witnessed fall diogenite that fell in Burkina Faso in October 1999.  Many witnesses saw a shower of black-crusted stones which fell on two villages on October 27, 1999.  Besides Tatahouine, this is one of the most desired of diogenites.  Also like Tatahouine, Bilanga originates from Asteroid Vesta as a member of the HEDO class of meteorites.  Your specimen will be selected from the same lot of fragments shown in the photo.  Some of the fragments have cr....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/sulagiri-witnessed-fall-ll6-chondrite-from-india-2008 $6.00
Sulagiri is a recent fall from India.  On September 12, 2008, a fireball and detonations was heard near the Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu India.  Approx. 8 stones were recovered.  Sulagiri is also called Hosur.  There isn't much of this meteorite on the market yet and the fall is still being studied.  Your micromount will consist of one large or several small fragments similar to those shown in the photo.  The centimeter scale cube is shown for size comparis....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/carancas-bob-haag-collection-crater-maker-from-peru $7.00
This offer is for a sample of small Carancas fragments and cutting dust from the Bob Haag collection.  Carancas slammed into rural Peru in September 2007.  It exploded with a powerful shockwave that damaged homes and knocked people off their feet.  The impact was so violent that is carved out a large 30+ feet diameter crater and the entire meteorite was pulverized into tiny fragments and dust - there are no large chunks of Carancas in existence.  Carancas is a rare H4-5 C....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/tamdakht--new-moroccan-fall-from-december-2008 $5.00
Tamdakht is a brand new H5 chondrite fall from Morocco.  On December 20, 2008, a brilliant fireball was seen over the remote High Atlas mountains of Morocco.  A deafening explosion followed as the meteorite slammed into the mountainside.  This new witnessed fall has a virgin-grey matrix with metal flecks and is one of the freshest meteorites on the planet.  This offer is for one to three small fragments selected from the same lot shown in the photo.  Some of these have....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/tatahouine-green-diogenite-from-asteroid-vesta $6.00
Tatahouine is a diogenite meteorite that originates from asteroid Vesta.  Tatahouine is a unique meteorite with an emerald-green matrix.  The green matrix is loaded with angular black clasts.  It's also somewhat glassy and quite different from any other meteorite.  This unusual meteorite was a witnessed fall that exploded into thousands of tiny fragments over the Tunisian desert, near Tatawin in 1931.  This is one of the only meteorites that is only found in small fragm....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/zag-h3-6-transitional-chondrite-meteorite-witnessed-fall $5.00
Zag is an H3-6 chondrite from Morocco.  It is also a witnessed fall.  It is one of only 2 known meteorites to contain salt and water on a molecular level. This offer is for one to three small fragments selected from the same lot shown in the photo.  Some of these have crust.  The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included.  Your purchase includes a labelled gemjar. ... From the Meteoritical Bulletin Entry on Zag - Zag Western Sahara or Morocco Fe....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/norton-county-rare-aubrite-witnessed-fall-kansas $7.00
Norton County is an aubrite from Kansas USA, it is also a witnessed fall.  Norton County is a classic American fall whose brilliant daytime fireball was seen across several states.  For a time, it was the largest stony meteorite ever recovered on Earth.  It is still the world's largest aubrite, which is also one of the world's rarest classes of meteorite. This offer is for one fragment selected from the same lot shown in the photo.  The black centimeter cube is shown for sca....]]> http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/gao-guenie-h5-chondrite-from-burkina-faso-hammer $5.00
Gao Guenie an H5 chondrite fall from Burkina Faso and it is also a hammer - it struck numerous huts and livestock. This offer is for one large or a few small fragments selected from the same lot shown in the photo.  Some of these have crust.  The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included.  Your purchase includes a labelled gemjar. From the Meteoritical Bulletin Entry on Gao Guenie - From MB57: FALL OF THE GUENIE, UPPER VOLTA, STONY METEORITE Name: &nbs....]]>