Original Design, Seymchan Meteorite in a Black Acrylic Display

Original design in Acrylic display with a magnet making the Meteorite look as it´s floating the same way it did in outer space for years before its final visit to Earth. Seymchan wi...

Original design in Acrylic display with a magnet making the Meteorite look as it´s floating the same way it did in outer space for years before its final visit to Earth. Seymchan wi...

Original design in Acrylic display with a magnet making the Meteorite look as it´s floating the same way it did in outer space for years before its final visit to Earth. Seymchan wi...

Original design in Acrylic display with a magnet making the Meteorite look as it´s floating the same way it did in outer space for years before its final visit to Earth. Seymchan w...

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...

Large naturally formed black obsidian on a black base. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal g...

A new functional sculpture made from black stone from Aragon has an organic shape. Can be used as a soap dish, ashtray, or storage for small objects. Goes well as a centerpiece for a...

Abstract Minimal sculpture hand carved granite by the Dutch artist J. Metaho, made in the 1970's. The polished slice of granite is carved with triangular openings and floating planes...