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Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rare Geode from San Andreas Fault Maps and Fault photos courtesy USGS Public Domain Library Item # SAFG03120004Rare Geode from the San Andreas Fault in California This specimen weighs 2.45 lbs (1113g) and measures 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.1 inches (14 x 9 x 7.9cm) This Rare Specimen was…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Arkansas Geode Item # ARG0309001Crystal Quartz and Calcite Geode Half from Arkansas Dual Chamber Crystal Quartz and Calcite Geode Half From Arkansas This Geode came from an old estate collection in Michigan and it was procured as a geode found in Arkansas by the sellers father some 30 to…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Muonionalusta Meteorite The Muonionalusta (Moo-neo-na-lusta) is a fine Octahedrite, type IVA iron meteorite which impacted in northern Scandinavia, west of the border between Sweden and Finland, about a million years ago. The Muonionalusta was found in 1906 near the village of Kitkiöjärvi. Many pieces have been found in a…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Brenham Meteorite Brenham Siderite Meteorite Meteorite Type: Stony Iron Classification: Pallasite MG – an Location: Brenham, Kiowa County, Kansas, U.S.A. Discovered: May, 1882 Total Known Weight: 4+ Tons The Brenham Meteorite was discovered in 1882 on the Kimberly farm in Kiowa County, Kanss. Over 1400 kg has been recovered…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Glorieta Mountain Meteorite Glorieta Mountain Meteorites Meteorite Type: Stony Iron Classification: Pallasite MG – an Location: Sante Fe County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Discovered: May, 1884 Total Known Weight: > 400 kg The Glorieta is a pallasite, but many of the pieces found are all iron. We use the word…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Tektites and Desert Glass Tektites are found in areas where asteroids, comets or meteors have impacted with the Earth. A number of previous theories describing their origin have been discussed, including coming from lunar volcanoes or lunar impact events. These theories are no longer taken seriously by scientists. It…

Home Minerals List Our Policies Shipping Dendritic Moss Opal Canyon Diablo Meteorites Canyon Diablo Iron Meteorites Find / Fall: Find – 1891  Location: Arizona, USA  Classification: Iron, IAB-MG  Total Known Weight: 30 Metric Tons The Canyon Diablo Meteorite comes from the plains around the famous Meteor Crater in northern Arizona, 35 miles east of Flagstaff.…

Home Minerals List Our Policies Shipping Dendritic Moss Opal Henbury Meteorites Henbury Meteorites Meteorite Type: Iron Group: III AB Structural Classification: Medium Octahedrite Location: Henbury, Northwest Territory, Australia Fall Date: 4,700 years ago Discovered: 1931 Total Known Weight: One + Ton Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia.…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Mundrabilla Meteorite Mundrabilla Meteorites Meteorite Type: Iron Group: IAB Ungrouped Structural Classification: Silicated Medium Octahedrite Location: Western Australia, Australia Discovered: 1911 TKW: 1000 + kg   Three small masses assigned to what is referred to as the Mundrabilla meteor shower, were found in 1911 and 1918 on the Nullabor…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Vaca Muerta Meteorites Vaca Muerta Mesosiderite Total Mass: exceeding 3782 kg Found: 1861 Location: (25°50’S, 70°23’W) 60 km S.E. of Taltal, Atacama desert, Chile Strewnfield: 11.5 km long, 2.1 km wide Vaca Muerta Meteorites (Dead Cow in Spanish) are differentiated silicate and metal rich meteorite containing many silicate and…