MILE HIGH METEORITES

Mile High Meteorites was established in 1996, one of the first meteorite businesses on the internet and soon became the place where beginning and experienced meteorite collectors could purchase rare and exotic meteorites.   We offer many types of meteorites for sale, including: iron meteorites, stony-iron (pallasite) meteorites, achondrite meteorites, meteorites from the Moon and Mars,  and historic meteorites with documentation. Many of the meteorites we sell are used for meteorite jewelry, meteorite knives, inlays within dinosaur bone, and other artisanal forms.

Mile High Meteorites founder and president Matt Morgan, oversees all operations of the business. He spent the last three decades building one of the most trustworthy and respected meteorite businesses on the internet.

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Imilac Pallasite 46g

Imilac, Chile (Pallasite)

This complete slice of the Imilac pallasite is polished to a mirror finish on both sides. The olivine (peridot) crystals are golden-yellow in color - cosmic jewels! The Imilac pallasite was first recovered from the Atacama Desert in Chile back in 1822. 46 gram slice rimmed by the original exterior with glowing translucent olivine.

Esquel 200g Pallasite Slice

Esquel, Argentina (Pallasite)

One look at this meteorite and you will understand why the Esquel pallasite is known as the "King of the Pallasites" amongst collectors, The Esquel pallasite is prized for its golden gem-quality peridot (olivine) crystals, some can be faceted for jewelry. Very impressive, and now hard to locate. 200 gram slice with an edge of the original exterior. 

NWA 15583 51g lunar meteorite

NWA 15583, Algeria (Lunar Feldspathic Breccia)

Wonderful contrasts between light anorthosite clasts and dark impact melt make this slice "POP"! This is a fragmental breccia of the lunar surface was blasted off by an impact event billions of years ago.  Mirror polished on one side, matte finish on back. Measures 12 cm X 9 cm X 2 mm and weighs 51 grams.

NWA 14714 Martian Meteorite 21.3g

NWA 14714, Algeria (Martian Shergottite)

Big complete slice of a Martian Shergottite. The meteorite is a medium-grained cumulate rock with mottled, black, brown and white appearance are small crystals of augite and maskelynite, with the darker crystals coinciding with areas that appear to be darkened by impact shock. Numerous black shock melt pockets are present. Mirror polished on one side weighing 21.3 g and measuring 75 mm X 50 mm X 2 mm thick.

Canyon Diablo 530 gram meteorite

Canyon Diablo, Arizona, USA (Iron-IAB)

Canyon Diablo meteorites are famous for their location - Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona. The crater was formed over 50,000 years ago when a 50-m-wide iron meteorite slammed into the desert floor creating a crater 1200 m wide and 170 m deep. This 530 gram complete piece has a nice shape and fits nicely in one's hand.

NWA 10553 8.15g Meteorite

NWA 10553, Morocco (Eucrite breccia)

The NWA 10553 meteorite is a brecciated eucrite that originated from an asteroid parent body. Its age ranges between 4.4 to 4.5 billion years and is determined to be ejection debris from an impact event on the asteroid body.
This slice cut has tan-colored clasts set in a black fine-grained matrix that contains scattered augite-pyroxene and minor amounts of other minerals. 8.15 gram, thin slice with mirror polished face.

Elbert Colorado 17.4 gram LL6 Meteorite

Elbert, Colorado (LL6)

On January 1, 1998 a bright fireball was seen traveling west to east over Pikes Peak in central Colorado.  The meteorite was subsequently recovered by a boy rockhunting on March 4, 2000.  The meteorite was eventually purchased by Matt Morgan and Gary Curtiss.  The Elbert meteorite is an extremely fresh LL6 chondrite. This nearly complete slice, rimmed by black crust, comes from the main mass and was wire-saw cut for maximum surface area (65mm X 58 mm). This is my last slice of this incredibly rare Colorado witnessed fall  Slice weighs 17.4 grams.

Saint-Severin LL6 meteorite weighing 28.87g

Saint-Severin, France (LL6)

On June 27, 1966, residents of Saint-Séverin, France and nearby villages witnessed a series of explosions and a sonic boom.  Not long after, a meteorite of 113 kg was extracted from a crater that measured 60 cm in depth and 80 cm in diameter.  This 28.87 gram complete slice comes from my large mass that I acquired from Robert Haag.  The slice is beautifully brecciated, has some fusion crust and measures a sizable 120 mm X 95 mm!

Canyon Diablo 3.27 kilogram

Canyon Diablo, Arizona (Iron-IAB)

Canyon Diablo meteorites are famous for their location - Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona. The crater was formed over 50,000 years ago when a 50-m-wide iron meteorite slammed into the desert floor creating a crater 1200 m wide and 170 m deep. Sculpted 3.27 kilogram complete specimen and Colorado School of Mines label. These are tough to find!

Sericho 135g Pallasite

Sericho, Kenya (Pallasite)

Nice affordable example of the Sericho Pallasite from Kenya. 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. They spent several weeks collecting them with engine hoists and moving them to their homes in Habaswein. 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.
135 gram complete slice, thin cut, not polished, and encased in resin for preservation. Some olivine are transparent.

Gujba, Nigeria (Bencubbinite-CB3)

Gujba was seen to fall on April 3, 1984 in Nigeria. This end section has a mirror polished face that accents the unique metallic spheres indicative of Gujba.  10.16 gram complete slice.

NWA 5546 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite

NWA 5546, Morocco (CV3)

Amazing multicolored chondrules in this slice of a CV-type carbonaceous chondrite. Very affordable for this classification as well. 23.47 gram end section.

Baja California Iron Meteorite 50.4g

Baja California, Mexico (Iron IIAB)

One meteorite specimen was found by Mr. Aguilar near a ranch 70 km east of Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico, on a rocky mountain (probably near Rancho).  This slice has a very attractive Widmanstatten pattern. 50.4 gram slice with edge of crust.

Krymka LL3.2 meteorite 24.47g

Krymka (Chondrite LL3.2)

Stunning 24.47 gram part slice of a very rare LL3.2 chondrite. The Krymka meteorite was observed to fall on January 21, 1946 in the Ukraine.  It is a very primitive chondrite (thus the LL3.2 designation) having undergone very little metamorphism on its parent body.  The slice is packed with multi-colored chondrules and is rimmed by fresh fusion crust on the natural edges. Kyrmka also contains "mysterite" which are dark patches of unknown celestial origin. Slice comes with copies of two labels from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.

Admire Pallasite 75g

Admire, Kansas (Pallasite)

75 gram slice with outstanding angular golden olivine crystals. The Admire pallasites were plowed up by a famer tilling his fields in Kansas in 1891. Many of the olivine crystals in the Admire pallasite have been faceted by fine jewelers around the world.

Allende 26g end section

Allende, Mexico (CV3)

The Allende meteorite fell on February 8, 1969 over the Chihuahua state of Mexico. Over 2.2 tons of fragments were recovered over a 8 km X 50 km area. Allende has been extensively studied and is known to contain calcium aluminum inclusions that are older than the Earth and newly discovered grains that are likely older than our Sun!  26 g end section with fusion crust.

Seymchan50g

Seymchan, Russia (Pallasite)

A sample of the inner workings of an asteroid! Gorgeous and very stable stony-iron pallasite with gem-quality olivine set in an iron-nickel matrix. Pallasites give us a glimpse of the internal structure of differentiated asteroids as their chemical composition and visual texture suggest they formed deep within their parent body. 50 gram slice with small cluster of golden olivine (peridot), and etched both sides

Gibeon meteorite 28g

Gibeon, Namibia (Iron - IVA)

28 gram slice with nice Widmanstatten pattern, etched on both sides with natural edge.

Murchison Meteorite CM2 0.57

Murchison, Australia (Carbonaceous Chondrite-CM2)

The Murchison meteorite fell on September 28, 1969 near the village of Murchison in southeastern Australia. Murchison is one of the most studied meteorites of all time. It is rich in carbon, contains amino acids and calcium-aluminum inclusions. In 2020, researchers determined Murchison contains silicon-carbide minerals that are nearly 7 billion years old! This is extremely hard to obtain due to its scientific importance.
0.57 gram fragment.

Springwater Canada Pallasite 23.7g

Springwater, Canada (Pallasite)

Originally discovered by famed meteorite hunter H.H. Nininger in 1931, the Springwater pallasites were Canada's first pallasites. 23.7 gram complete slice of the Springwater, Canada pallasite, with nice olivine. Stabilized to inhibit rusting,

NWA 13877, Morocco (CK 3.0-3.2)

NWA 13877, Morocco (CK 3.0-3.2)

NWA 13877 is a rare example of a Karoonda-type carbonaceous chondrite named after a meteorite recovered in the Karoonda region of Australia in 1930. The NWA 13877 is related to CV and CO carbonaceous chondrites which contain abundant magnetite and unique calcium-aluminum inclusions (CAIs) which formed in the early nebula during the formation of our solar system. This slice of NWA 13877, classified by New Mexico's Institute of Meteoritics contains the above mentioned CAIs plus abundant chondrules within its greyish-brown colored matrix. Classified as a CK3 with characteristics of a CK3.0-3.2 which means it is an example of a meteorite with virtually unaltered carbonaceous material. 38.02 gram complete slice ~2 mm in thickness.

Limerick Ireland Meteorite 3.35g

Limerick, Ireland (H5)

What a perfect name for an Irish meteorite! Limerick fell on September 10, 1813 in Limerick County, Ireland. A shower of stones fell after the appearance of a fireball accompanied by detonations. The larger stones included masses of 29.5, 10.9, and 7.9 kg which fell at Brasky, Faha, and Scagh, respectively. This is a very difficult meteorite to obtain since most is locked away in museums.  3.35 gram slice with an edge of fusion crust.

Aiquile 62.1g meteorite

Aiquile, Bolivia (H5)

On November 20, 2016, after the appearance of a bright fireball, stones fell in a strewn field of at least 12 × 2 km in several communities within Aiquile  The main bolide fragmentation occurred over the Tablamayu community. In the Cruz Loma community, C. Veizaga witnessed the fall of the largest stone (36.3 kg) about 500 m from him.  62.1 gram 90% complete individual with black fusion crust.

Imilac pallasite 80g

Imilac, Chile (Pallasite)

This complete slice of the Imilac pallasite is polished to a mirror finish on both sides. The olivine (peridot) crystals are golden-yellow in color - cosmic jewels! The Imilac pallasite was first recovered from the Atacama Desert in Chile back in 1822. 80 gram slice rimmed by the original exterior with glowing translucent olivine.

NWA 13134 Mars Shergottite 5.74 g

NWA 13134, Morocco (Martian Shergottite)

Quite fresh example of a Martian Shergottite. You can clearly see the individual pyroxene crystals and some black glass pockets of melt. There is a small edge of fusion crust on this stunning 5.74 gram complete slice.

Allende 9.3g

Allende, Mexico (CV3)

The Allende meteorite fell on February 8, 1969 over the Chihuahua state of Mexico. Over 2.2 tons of fragments were recovered over a 8 km X 50 km area. Allende has been extensively studied and is known to contain calcium aluminum inclusions that are older than the Earth and newly discovered grains that are likely older than our Sun! 9.3 slice with fusion crust.

Gibeon 240g

Gibeon, Namibia (Iron - IVA, fine octahedrite)

Complete slice with an amazing shape!  Widmanstatten pattern is clear and undistorted. Polished and etched on both sides. 240 grams.

Aguas Zarcas 3.20

Aguas Zarcas (CM2), Costa Rica

Rare carbonaceous chondrite type CM2 that was witnessed to fall after a bright meteor appeared on April 23, 2019 in Costa Rica. The Aguas Zarcas (like the Murchison, Australia meteorite) contains EXTRATERRESTRIAL AMINO ACIDS (the building blocks of life). Stunning 3.20 gram slice with a thick edge of fusion crust.

Gebel Kamil 136.8g

Gebel Kamil, Egypt (Iron-Ungr. Ataxite)

An individual iron meteorite from the Gebel Kamil crater that was formed by an impact about 5,000 years ago! A great and currently affordable iron meteorite tied to a crater-forming event. 136.8 gram specimen.

Gibeon 47g

Gibeon, Namibia (Iron - IVA)

47 gram slice with fine Widmanstatten pattern on both sides and a natural edge.

Springwater, Canada Pallasite 24.7g slice

Springwater, Canada (Pallasite)

Originally discovered by famed meteorite hunter H.H. Nininger in 1931, the Springwater pallasites were Canada's first pallasites. 24.7 gram complete slice of the Springwater, Canada pallasite, with nice olivine.  All of our Springwater slices have been stabilized to inhibit rusting.

NWA 12269 Mars Meteorite

NWA 12269 (Martian Shergottite)

The NWA 12269 Mars meteorite was classified in December 2018 as a Martian shergottite. Geologically, the meteorite is of igneous texture with a small proportion of glass or crypto-crystalline material. This slice of Mars weighs 1.32 grams.

Toluca 731g

Toluca (Xiquipilco), Mexico (IAB)

Historic end section of the Toluca (Xiquipilco) iron meteorite. The Toluca meteorites were used for millennia by the local peoples of Mexico for tools and other ironworks. The Spanish Conquistadors noticed the meteorites in 1776 and described many large iron masses. This 731 gram piece boasts and H.H. Nininger American Meteorite Laboratory number and collection number from the University of Colorado (teaching collection).  

Admire 120g Pallasite

Admire, Kansas (Pallasite)

120 gram slice with outstanding angular golden olivine crystals. The Admire pallasites were plowed up by a famer tilling his fields in Kansas in 1891. Many of the olivine crystals in the Admire pallasite have been faceted by fine jewelers around the world.

NWA 10822 Lunar Meteorite

NWA 10822, Morocco/Algeria (Lunar)

A very affordable complete fragment with many anorthosite clasts in a grayish matrix.  Orange spots are areas of desert soil.  This feldspathic breccia likely originates from the nearside of the moon.
20.5g fragment.

NWA 10822 lunar 2.4g

NWA 10822, Morocco/Algeria (Lunar)

This feldspathic breccia likely originates from the nearside of the moon.
2.40 gram complete slice. A stunning and affordable example of a piece of our nearest neighbor.

Sericho Kenya Pallasite 142g

Sericho, Kenya (Pallasite)

Nice affordable example of the Sericho Pallasite from Kenya. 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. They spent several weeks collecting them with engine hoists and moving them to their homes in Habaswein. 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.
142 gram complete slice, thin cut, not polished, and encased in resin for preservation. Some olivine are transparent.

Zagora 008 39.7g Eucrite

Zagora 008, Morocco (Fragmental monomict eucrite breccia)

A new and fresh eucrite breccia from the Zagora area of Morocco.  Composition is approximately 60% pyroxene and 35% plagioclase. The pyroxene compositions are uniformly consistent with a single cumulate eucrite lithology. Pyroxenes are highly equilibrated with distinct high-Ca and low-Ca compositional separation. 22.5 gram slice with weathered crust.

Ghubara Meteorite 59.8g

Ghubara, Oman (Xenolithic L5)

Ghubara is an underappreciated meteorite-It contains trapped gases related to the solar-wind and rock fragments of different chondritic types. From 2018 study of Ghubara, the scientists concluded "we favor a scenario in which a large impact event on L-chondrite asteroid 470 Ma ago caused release, mobilization, fractionation and redistribution of accumulated gases on the Ghubara parent body. The Ghubara breccia was formed at that event and occluded trapped gases into the voids." Ghubara was one of the first meteorites found in the "hot" deserts of Oman, back in 1954. 59.8 gram complete slice with mirror polish.

Bechar 010 10.5g Lunar Meteorite

Bechar 010, Algeria (Lunar Feldspathic Breccia)

Our newly classified lunar feldspathic breccia! Composed of olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase minerals set in a fine-grained glassy and recrystallized feldspathic matrix.  Also contains microgabbroic clasts, iron-nickel metal, troilite and chromite. 10.5 gram complete slice, mirror polish on both sides.

NWA 6560 31g

NWA 6560, Morocco (Howardite)

Caramel-colored fusion crust with flow lines are characteristics of this attractive achondrite. 31.5 gram individual.

Sericho pallasite 17g

Sericho, Kenya (Pallasite)

17 gram slice with outstanding angular golden olivine crystals. The Admire pallasites were plowed up by a famer tilling his fields in Kansas in 1891. Many of the olivine crystals in the Admire pallasite have been faceted by fine jewelers around the world.

Gibeon Meteorite 179g

Gibeon, Namibia (Iron - IVA, fine octahedrite)

Complete slice with an outstanding Widmanstatten pattern. Polished and etched on both sides.  179 grams.

Abbott 48.7 gram meteorite from UNM

Abbott, New Mexico (H3-5)

Abbott meteorite was found between 1951 and 1960 in Colfax County, New Mexico with a total weight of about 21 kg. It is an unusual class of chondritic meteorite called a regolith breccia containing both carbonaceous and chondritic fragments, melt pockets and trapped solar-wind gases. This 48.7 gram complete stone is from University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics collection. Specimen is accompanied by UNM specimen card and bag.

Admire Pallasite 42

Admire, Kansas (Pallasite)

42 gram slice with outstanding angular golden olivine crystals. The Admire pallasites were plowed up by a famer tilling his fields in Kansas in 1891. Many of the olivine crystals in the Admire pallasite have been faceted by fine jewelers around the world.

Canyon Diablo 201g

Canyon Diablo, Arizona (IAB)

Canyon Diablo meteorites are famous for their location - Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona. The crater was formed over 50,000 years ago when a 50-m-wide iron meteorite slammed into the desert floor creating a crater 1200 m wide and 170 m deep. This 201 gram complete piece has has a nice shape with several points.

Zagora 008 Eucrite Meteorite 66g

Zagora 008, Morocco (Fragmental monomict eucrite breccia)

A new and fresh eucrite breccia from the Zagora area of Morocco. Composition is approximately 60% pyroxene and 35% plagioclase. The pyroxene compositions are uniformly consistent with a single cumulate eucrite lithology. Pyroxenes are highly equilibrated with distinct high-Ca and low-Ca compositional separation. 66.0 gram end section with weathered crust.

Dronino 28.1 grams

Dronino, Russia (Ataxite-ungrouped)

Dronino, a rare ungrouped iron meteorite enriched with nickel, was initially found in the Ryazanskaya oblast of Russia in 2000 by a wild mushroom hunter. These specimens are believed to be connected to a concealed meteorite crater that has yet to be identified. Scientists conducted an exploration of the region, recovering approximately 600 fragments.  28.1 gram slice with sulfide inclusions.

Canyon Diablo 597g

Canyon Diablo, Arizona (Iron - IAB)

Canyon Diablo meteorites are famous for their location - Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona. The crater was formed over 50,000 years ago when a 50-m-wide iron meteorite slammed into the desert floor creating a crater 1200 m wide and 170 m deep. This 597 gram complete piece has a nice shape and fits nicely in one's hand.

Tsarev 26g slice

Tsarev, Russia (L5)

The Tsarev meteorite fall probably occurred on December 6, 1922, was recovered in 1968 and recognized as a meteorite in 1979. The meteorite's recovery took place in the fields surrounding the village of Tsarev in the former USSR. This complete slice is full of shiny metalflake, highly polished to a mirror finish and rimmed by weathered fusion crust.  26 gram complete slice.

Allende 45.67 gram

Allende, Mexico (CV3)

The Allende meteorite fell on February 8, 1969 over the Chihuahua state of Mexico. Over 2.2 tons of fragments were recovered over a 8 km X 50 km area. Allende has been extensively studied and is known to contain calcium aluminum inclusions that are older than the Earth and newly discovered grains that are likely older than our Sun! 45.67 gram complete specimen with fusion crust.

Gibeon 80g

Gibeon, Namibia (Iron - IVA)

Superb Widmanstatten pattern on this 80 gram slice with an edge of the original meteorite surface.

NWA 13518 R-chondrite 8.4g

NWA 13518, Algeria/Mali (R 4-5)

A rare R-type chondrite that was recovered near the Mali-Algeria border in 2019. R-chondrites originate from near the surface of chondritic asteroids and are implanted by solar wind gases. The “R” is from the namesake Rumuruti, which fell January 28, 1934 in Kenya. 8.4 gram complete slice with high polish on both sides.

Imilac 6.76g Pallasite

Imilac, Chile (Pallasite)

This complete slice of the Imilac pallasite etched on both sides. The olivine (peridot) crystals are golden-yellow in color - cosmic jewels! The Imilac pallasite was first recovered from the Atacama Desert in Chile back in 1822. 6.76 gram slice rimmed by the original exterior with glowing olivine.

Tucson Ring Meteorite 11.2g

The Tucson Ring is one of the most well-known iron meteorites in the world, primarily because of its exotic circular shape with a hole. However, it's also well-known for its storied history dating back to the mid 1800s. Originally reported by Jose Velasco of Sonora, Mexico, in 1845, he describes a mountain pass in the Sierra de la Madera range where masses of pure iron were found at the base of the mountains. In ~1850, the original "Ring" mass was taken to Tucson for use as an anvil by the garrison blacksmith. The additional "Carelton" mass was found later and also used for an anvil! In 1852, pieces of the iron were analyzed and determined to be of meteoritic origin. 11.2 gram thin slice

Sericho Pallasite 163g

Nice affordable example of the Sericho Pallasite from Kenya. 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. They spent several weeks collecting them with engine hoists and moving them to their homes in Habaswein. 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.
163 gram complete slice, thin cut, not polished, and encased in resin for preservation. Olivine are transparent.

Sikhote-Alin sharpnel meteorite 75g

Shrapnel variety of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite that formed when the incoming bolide exploded before impact.  In as-found condition! 75 grams.

Aba Panu L3 Meteorite

Aba Panu, Nigeria (L3)

On the afternoon of 19 April 2018, a large fireball detonated over the Nigerian state of Oyo. This fireball was recorded by NASAs Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) as event 2018-04-19 14:02:27. The meteoroid entered at 20.9 km/s and detonated at an altitude of 30 km at 7.5’N, 3.6’E releasing a calculated total impact energy of 0.23 kt (Meteoritical Bulletin).  74 gram complete thin slice with beautiful chondrules indicative of an L3.

Taza meteorite 112g

Taza, Morocco (Iron - Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite)

A very rare an unique iron, Taza (NWA 859) was discovered in 2001 and the strewn field of meteorites has since been depleted.  The etch on Taza is stunning, displaying fine needles of kamacite due to the high nickel content of the meteorite. 112 gram complete slice.

Sikhote-Alin 193g meteorite

Sikhote-Alin, Russia (Iron-IIAB)

Really nice example of a thumbprinted Sikhote-Alin with gray-black fusion crust.  193 grams.

Gujba 9-04g

Gujba, Nigeria (Bencubbinite-CB3)

Gujba was seen to fall on April 3, 1984 in Nigeria. This end section has a mirror polished face that accents the unique metallic spheres indicative of Gujba. 9.04 gram complete slice.

Toluca Mexico 150g

Toluca, Mexico (Iron - IAB)

The Toluca (Xiquipilco) meteorite probably arrived on earth about 10,000 years ago. For centuries, Mexican people living near the meteorites used them as a source of metal for various tools. The meteorite masses were seen by conquistadores about 1776. 150 gram complete slice, etched on both sides showing Widmanstatten structure. Comes with two other dealer labels.

NWA 16087 Howardite Meteorite 202g

NWA 16087, Morocco (Howardite)

Howardites represent the regolith or surface "soil" of an asteroid!  They contain fragmented pieces of eucrites and diogenites and are impregnated with solar wind gases.  This is a huge 202 gram complete slice of a howardite from the 7.45 kg main mass we purchased in 2023.

Imilac Pallasite

Imilac, Chile (Pallasite)

This complete slice of the Imilac pallasite etched on both sides. The olivine (peridot) crystals are golden-yellow in color - cosmic jewels! The Imilac pallasite was first recovered from the Atacama Desert in Chile back in 1822. 8.72 gram slice rimmed by the original exterior with glowing olivine.

NWA 13446 1.53g

NWA 13446, Algeria (Olivine-rich Igneous Achondrite)

NWA 13446 is a rare ungrouped cumulate achondrite that consists dominantly of zoned olivine (~90%) with intercumulus assemblages of low-Ca pyroxene, augite and sodic plagioclase-like glass. The polished surface reveals blades of olivine that are layered and blobs of metal. See the Meteoritical Bulletin entry for NWA 13346 here. This 1.53 gram slice has an edge of weathered fusion crust.

NWA 10554 14.48g Eucrite Meteorite

NWA 10554, Morocco (Eucrite)

Eucrites (like this slice of NWA 10554) are simply lava flows from the surface of asteroids.  On occasion they get blasted from the surface and make their way to earth as meteorites.  This handsome slice is typical of breccaited eucrites, being composed of broken fragments of basaltic material.  Also you won't find a more affordable eucrite! 14.48 gram complete slice with fusion crust.

Sikhote-Alin 23.6g

Sikhote-Alin, Russia (Iron - IIAB)

Nice shape and character on this 23.6g complete Sikhote-Alin meteorite.

NWA 3118 CV3 16g

NWA 3118, Morocco (CV3)

Partial slice of an excellent CV3 carbonaceous chondrite with nice chondrules and CAI's.
16.0 gram part slice.

Bechar 010 4.7g lunar meteorite

Bechar 010, Algeria (Lunar Feldspathic Breccia)

Our newly classified lunar feldspathic breccia! Composed of olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase minerals set in a fine-grained glassy and recrystallized feldspathic matrix. Also contains microgabbroic clasts, iron-nickel metal, troilite and chromite. 4.7 gram complete slice, mirror polish on both sides.

Gibeon meteorite 124.8g

Gibeon, Namibia (Iron - IVA, fine octahedrite)

Great Widmanstatten pattern on this 124.8 gram complete slice.

NWA 13757

NWA 13757, Algeria (Lunar melt breccia)

Breccia composed of mineral clasts of anorthite, olivine, low-Ca pyroxene, pigeonite and augite plus mafic lithic clasts in a very fine grained matrix containing partially altered kamacite, both high-Ti and low-Ti chromite, and minor secondary barite and celestite. These specimens are richer in mafic components by comparison with typical feldspathic lunar breccias. Mafic lithic clasts include microgabbro, subophitic olivine-bearing mare basalt and quench-textured basalt lithologies. 10.36 gram complete slice.

Sikhote-Alin Meteorite 41

Sikhote-Alin, Russia (Iron - IIAB)

Nicely thumbprinted 41 gram complete Sikhote-Alin meteorite. Examples like these are tough to find these days.

Imilac Pallasite

Imilac, Chile (Pallasite)

This complete slice of the Imilac pallasite etched on both sides. The olivine (peridot) crystals are golden-yellow in color - cosmic jewels! The Imilac pallasite was first recovered from the Atacama Desert in Chile back in 1822. 15.28 gram slice rimmed by the original exterior with glowing olivine.

Canyon Diablo Meteorite

Canyon Diablo, Arizona (Iron - IAB)

Canyon Diablo meteorites are famous for their location - Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona. The crater was formed over 50,000 years ago when a 50-m-wide iron meteorite slammed into the desert floor creating a crater 1200 m wide and 170 m deep. This 183 gram complete piece has a nice shape.

Canyon Diablo Meteorite

Canyon Diablo, Arizona (Iron - IAB)

Canyon Diablo meteorites are famous for their location - Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona. The crater was formed over 50,000 years ago when a 50-m-wide iron meteorite slammed into the desert floor creating a crater 1200 m wide and 170 m deep. This 233 gram complete piece has a nice shape.

Sikhote-Alin 10g

Sikhote-Alin, Russia (Iron - IIAB)

Good small piece with character and fusion crust. Weighs 10.0 grams.

Allende meteorite 4.5g

Allende, Mexico (CV3)

The Allende meteorite fell on February 8, 1969 over the Chihuahua state of Mexico.  Over 2.2 tons of fragments were recovered over a 8 km X 50 km area.  Allende has been extensively studied and is known to contain calcium aluminum inclusions that are older than the Earth and newly discovered grains that are likely older than our Sun! 4.5 g slice with fusion crust.

Gebel Kamil 72.3g

Gebel Kamil, Egypt (Iron-Ungr. Ataxite)

An individual iron meteorite from the Gebel Kamil crater that was formed by an impact about 5,000 years ago! A great and currently affordable iron meteorite tied to a crater-forming event. 72.3 gram specimen.

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