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By admin, April 3, 2010 2:00 am

My postal carrier was good to me today:

It’s a 590g (1.3 lb) unclassified stone meteorite from Northwest Africa. I usually collect micros, so this is a big one for me.

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By admin, March 6, 2010 6:52 pm

Over the past few months, I’ve fallen behind on keeping my collection page updated with photos of my new pieces.  So, today I got caught up on everything!  I’m happy to now own micros of Nakhla and Almahata Sita.  Also, there are some other goodies like Vigarano and NWA 2999.  These meteorites are not for sale.

 

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By admin, October 17, 2009 2:06 pm

Here’s a big one I added to my store today – a 257 gram Gao-Guenie meteorite.  This meteorite from Burkina Faso (formerlly Upper Volta) was a witnessed fall on March 5th, 1960. Originally, “Gao” and “Guenie” were considered two separate meteorite falls. This confusion continued for many years, until research in the 1990’s confirmed that Gao/Guenie meteorites were in fact from a single fall. This piece is a large, impressive fragment with good fusion crust. Check out the photos below.

For more information, click this link to view this item in my eBay store.

Update: this item is sold!

 

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By admin, September 20, 2009 1:27 pm

This is the most impressive meteorite I’ve ever offered for sale – a 733g slice of the Seymchan pallasite. This meteorite was discovered in Russia in June of 1967. It has a beautiful olivine crystals and one of the nicest etch patterns of any meteorite. This slice is impressive enough to be a centerpiece for most meteorite collections! Seymchan is a stable pallasite, so this isn’t a ruster like your average Brahin or Brenham. The demand for quality pallasites is high, and I personally believe Seymchan will go up in value over the next 10 years as the hobby continues to grow.

Check out the photos below, and then click to view this item in my eBay store.

 

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By admin, August 29, 2009 3:36 pm

One of my favorite collection pieces is a 76.2g complete slice of Ghubara.  Today, I finally took a proper photo of it (click to enlarge):

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By admin, July 30, 2009 9:01 pm

I’ve been collecting meteorites on and off for roughly 10 years now.  For most of that time, I wasn’t very interested in tektites.  More recently, though, I’ve been acquiring meteorites and related material for resale.  In the process, some nice tektites have passed through my hands – and as a result, I’ve really grown to appreciate them.

As the moment, my meager collection of impact glass consists of one moldavite, one piece of Libyan Desert Glass, and a few indochinites.  I wish I could keep some more, but I’m patient.  My collection will grow with time.  For now, I enjoy admiring the pieces that I sell.

Below is a little gallery of moldavite pics I took today.  They photograph really well!  All of these pieces were added to the store today.

 

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By admin, July 25, 2009 5:41 pm

Sikhote-Alin is one of the most popular meteorites among collectors, and for good reason.  Sikhote individuals are arguably the most beautiful iron meteorites in the world.  The other type of Sikhote-Alin meteorites – the shrapnel fragments – are often under-appreciated by collectors.  They have a unique appearance and can be very interesting in their own right. Think about the incredible force it takes to tear apart and shred iron like this.

Sikhote-Alin shrapnels offer an excellent value to the collector, and they deserve more attention than they get.  I love these twisted, stretched, and distorted fragments!

 

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By admin,

Last year, my wife and I visited Meteor Crater in Arizona.  At over 1km in diameter, it is the largest well-preserved (i.e. not eroded away) crater in the world.  Here are some photos from our trip.