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World-class specimens for
the discerning collector or museum.
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NEW
NWA
7034 - Contains MARTIAN water!
MILE
HIGH METEORITES EXCLUSIVE
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Type:
Martian Basaltic Breccia
found 2011, Morocco
This end section
of the internationally famous
"Black Beauty" NWA 7034 is a
unique type of Martian
meteorite, unlike the other Mars
rocks, it is a fragment of the
Martian crust. It contains
ancient Martian water (6,000
ppm), providing evidence that
the meteorite
interacted with
Martian surface–
or ground-water 2.1 billion
years ago.
Furthermore, noble
gases that have been measured in
NWA 7034 are a match for the
NASA Viking Lander measurements
of Martian atmosphere.
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2.644 gram end
section
$26,000
“This
meteorite is unlike
anything I’ve ever seen
before” - Dr. Carl Agee,
head researcher at the
University of New Mexico
Article
about NWA 7034 the "Black
Beauty"
and another
article!
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NEW
NWA
7611
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Type:
Lunar-Mingled Breccia
found 2012, Morocco/Algeria
This unique and
amazing slice could be the
centerpiece of your
collection. NWA 7611 is a
fragment of the moon, derived
from both the highlands and mare
regions. The slice measures a
whopping 88mm X 68mm X 3mm and
is packed full of exotic lunar
minerals such as plagioclase,
pyroxene, and olivine. This is
one of the most attractive lunar
meteorites we have ever offered.
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44.2 gram GIANT
complete slice
$30,000
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| NEW
NWA
7493 |
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Type:
Lunar, feldspathic breccia
found 2011, Morocco
503 grams total
weight
This is an unpaired, beautiful
fragmental lunar breccia composed
primarily of quenched melt clasts
and calcic plagioclase grains.
There are numerous scattered
olivine and zoned pyroxene grains
throughout, rare grains of
exsolved pigeonite, ilmenite,
Ti-chromite, troilite, silica
polymorph and iron metal. Shock
melt domains are common containing
plagioclase grains set in a matrix
of quench crystals. Also contains
lunar "granophyre" clasts.
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6.464 gram
complete slice (above)
$4525
11.298 complete
slice - front
$7900
11.298 gram slice - back
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Type:
Aubrite
fell February 18, 1948, Kansas,
USA
A rare LARGE piece
of Norton County. Comes with
University of New Mexico
Institute of Meteoritics
hand-painted number and label.
See the UNM
write-up on Norton County
here.
Norton County is
the largest achondrite fall in
the world.
16.0
gram fragment (below)
SOLD
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84.3 gram LARGE
fragment
$2530
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of back
A few other
pieces available. Please
inquire.
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NEW GIANT
ESQUEL PALLASITE Slice
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Type:
Pallasite
found 1951, Argentina
The KING of
pallasites!
Beautiful, colorful, and stable.
Definitely impressive.
This 5.5 kilogram complete slice
will be the highlight of your
collection.
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$175,000
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Abbott
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Type:
H3-6 regolith breccia
found 1951, New Mexico,
USA
A nice half stone with
hand-painted number and specimen
card from the University of New
Mexico Institute of Meteoritics.
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51.87 gram end cut
$500 HOLD
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Belmont
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Type:
H6
found 1958, Wisconsin
Finely prepared
slice of the rare Belmont,
Wisconsin meteorite. This
slice was cut from the main mass
at the Institute of Meteoritics.
The super high gloss polish
makes the metalflake and veining
"POP" out of the brown
matrix. Comes with a
printed and painted label from
the Institute of Meteoritics.
Original
article on Belmont is here.
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242 gram slice
$2420
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NEW Sikhote-Alin
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Type:
Iron, coarsest octahedrite, fell
February 12, 1947
Beautifully sculpted complete
individual with blue-black fusion
crust, rollover lips, flow lines
and big thumbprints. Hard to find
in this quality.
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Reverse side
5.15 kg
complete individual
$15,000
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NEW Portales Valley
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Type:
H6/H7 metallic melt breccia
fell June 13, 1998, New Mexico,
USA
Portales Valley is
a highly unusual and
sought-after meteorite. This
beautiful slice has a network of
metallic veins that seem to
carry fragments of stone. Within
these metallic areas are actual
crystals of olivine (see photo
at bottom right) that are
visible with a magnifying loupe.
This slice was cut
from the "Nelda Wallace" MAIN
MASS section at the University
of New Mexico with the Kerf
Industries wire saw. Each
slice is highly polished on both
sides and etched on one side.
This slice has a museum number
and label from the University of
New Mexico.
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135 gram slice,
etched on one side
$3375
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| NWA
6355 - correlated with the
Apollo 16 landing site! |
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Type:
Lunar - Melt-Matrix Mingled
Breccia.
A single 760 gram complete stone
was found in 2009 in Morocco.
Only ~300 grams from this mass
is publicly available. We
are down to ONE complete
slice!
A clast-laden vitric breccia
consisting of fine-grained
mineral debris (pyroxene,
olivine, anorthite) and sparse
polycrystalline igneous clasts
in a heterogeneous, “swirly”
glass matrix.
There is a close
similarity in bulk chemical
composition between this
grouping of lunar rocks and Apollo
16 soils.
This is one
of the only instances where
lunar meteorites can be
correlated with materials at a
specific landing site on the
Moon. - Dr. Anthony
Irving, University of
Washington
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13.43 gram
complete slice
SOLD
Another
satisfied customer wrote: "My
slice is SUPERB! No more
searching for sub-gram
bits!"
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Seymchan
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Type:
Pallasite
found 1967, Russia
Large complete slice with
beautiful transparent olivine.
148.4 grams
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$1500
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Estherville
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Type:
Stony-iron (Mesosiderite)
fell May 10, 1879,
Iowa
This is a
spectacular and RARE complete
slice. Highly polished
on one side to a mirror-like
finish. A solid American
fall and very inexpesive
compared to other mesoiderite
falls.!
146 gram
complete slice
LAST ONE!
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SOLD
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NEW Murchison
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Type:
Carbonaceous chondrite-CM2
fell September 28, 1969
Likely, Murchison
is one of the most important
meteorites ever to fall to
earth. It contains over 15
different amino acids (the
building blocks of life) and 12%
water!
This thick slice
has rich fusion crust on one
side.
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8.64
gram crusted slice
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resolution version
$1750
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NEW Canyon
Diablo
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Type:
IAB Iron
found 1891, Meteor
Crater, Arizona
This is a really nice 217 gram
sculpted individual from the
famous Meteor Crater in
Arizona. It boasts a
hand-painted number and specimen
card from the University of New
Mexico Institute of Meteoritics.
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$430
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Deport
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Type:
Iron (IAB)
found 1926, Texas,
USA
This important 162
gram specimen is
among the very first
meteorites that Oscar Monnig
catalogued for his
collection. This was
labeled by having a flat spot
ground into them, then metal
punches were used to apply his
catalog number. These
were all labeled in the same
style as very early Nininger
specimens; a number for the
locality (number 1 was used
for Deport-the FIRST locality
entered into Monnig's
collection) followed by a
letter for the order in which
the specimen was catalogued (A
for the first, B for the
second, etc.). The
curators at TCU had no idea
that Monnig ever used this
system until these specimens
were discovered (Mile High
Meteorites owns the only
available pieces) in a batch
of mislabeled Odessa
specimens.
Inspection of
the Deport specimens at TCU
revealed that they indeed had
at least one similarly labeled
specimen. This was an
1158.7 gram Deport individual
(now lableled M1.1) and
considered the TCU
collection's "first specimen"
and has the metal punch label
"1B".
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162 gram historic Oscar
Monnig Deport, TX Iron
$1500
Hand-stamped
Monnig Number "1S"
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NEW Odessa
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Type:
IAB Iron,
Found 1922, Odessa Impact
Crater, Texas
Odessa meteorites have become
increasingly difficult to find in
recent years. We acquired
several nice pieces from the
University of New Mexico that were
collected by Lincoln LaPaz back in
the 1950's. This nicely
shaped individual was left in
as-found condition and boasts
hand-painted museum numbers and
comes with a UNM specimen card.
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219 gram
individual
$445
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| Leedey |
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Type:
L6
Fell November 25,1943, Oklahoma,
USA
This 55 gram slice
was originally part of a huge
complete slice from the Monnig
Collection at TCU.
Unfortunately, the slice broke
in transport which left a few
smaller slices. This slice
of Leedey has rich fusion crust
on two edges and a interesting
whitish-green matrix. One of my
favorites. A bargain at UNDER
10.00/gram!
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55 gram slice
SOLD
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| Seymchan |
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Type:
Pallasite/IIE
found 1967, Russia
1,600 gram
complete slice of a beautiful
and stable pallasite. Slices
this size are very difficult to
find!
Dimensions (max.):
16.5" X 10.5"
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1600 gram
complete slice
$35,000
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| Etter |
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Type:
L5 chondrite
found 1965, Moore County, Texas,
USA
905 gram complete
slice. The blue-green
polished face is cut by a web of
shock veins and abundant
troilite nuggets are also
visible. One of the
largest slices of this meteorite
on the market.
Dimensions
(max.):
30 cm X 20 cm X 5 mm
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SOLD
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11 kg Esquel
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14 g DaG 400
Lunar
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4.0 kg Viedma
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