Meteorite Impact Desert Glass

Oriented Stone Meteorite Chondrite 5.00 kg Detached from its parent body by a mighty impact, this large, oriented Meteorite travelled over a hu...

Oriented Chondrite Meteorite Circa 4.56 Billion y/o Chondrite 24 x 20 cm, 28 cm tall on base 7.1 kg A sculptural and beautifully weathered chondrite meteorite; upon entering the atmosphere, this extraterrestrial stone would have heated the surrounding air to a temperature of over 1700 C, higher than that of the hottest lava on the planet, and enough to melt away its outer layers, leaving its surface rippled with regmaglypts, thumb-shaped impressions formed as superheated rock streaked off of the main body as it careened toward the earth. The last layer of the rock to melt would have re-solidified as the meteorite made impact, forming a charcoal coloured fusion crust, which has taken on a deep ochre-tinted patina. Chondrite meteorites such as this example were formed at the very beginning of our solar system, by the accretion of various types of dust and small grains, adrift in the vacuum of space and, as such, provide important clues about the birth of our own planet. This piece is an especially rare specimen, known as an oriented meteorite...

This remarkable object, displaying a mesmerising honeycomb structure of shimmering peridot crystals suspended in an iron-nickel matrix, is a complete cross-section of the famous pall...

This strikingly large chondrite meteorite featuring dramatic thumb-print impressions (regmaglypts) and a lustrous surface, is a rare and oriented natural sculpture from outer space....

Unique-shaped pieces of slag glass. Each piece will vary in size and shape. Slag glass comes from the glass used to make car windows. These pieces were sourced in Texas.

Libyan Desert Glass is a substance found in areas in the eastern Sahara, in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Fragments of desert glass can be found over areas of tens ...

An iron meteorite fell on the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, in southeastern Russia, in 1947. Though large iron meteorite falls had been witnessed previously and fragments recovered, never ...

Large Slag Glass Green Chunk Natural Specimen Rock Approx 45 Pound Stone Garden Element. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 7" H x 18" W x 10" D.