Galactic Stone and Ironworks

Curator and dealer of meteorites, tektites, trinitite, amber, fossils, minerals, crystals, and more. See my website at www.galactic-stone.com for hundreds of rare and exotic specimens.

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NWA 1950, Martian shergottite meteorite. Thin section viewed in cross-polarized light. Genuine rocks from space for collectors and science at Galactic Stone & Ironworks -www.galactic-stone.com - #meteorite

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Falling stars for collectors and science at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #meteorite

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Updated Meteorite Educational Articles. Learn about meteorites and the art of collecting them. Link : http://galactic-stone.com/learn-about-meteorites/ #STEM #science #astronomy #geology #EarthScience #SpaceScience #meteorite #meteorites #education #sciences #instascience #sciencematters

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Chicxulub Dinosaur Extinction display, contains iridium-rich material from the KT geological boundary that marks the impact of a large asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. You get fragments of breccia and KT-boundary soil matrix that is rich in iridium from the original impactor. . This target layer of material is all that remains to tell the story of the catastrophic meteorite impact that finished off the dinosaurs and triggered off a mass extinction of mega-fauna approx. 66 million years ago. The weathered impact crater was reclaimed by the Earth and currently resides deep under the Gulf of Mexico near the Yucatan Peninsula. Now available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #dinosaur

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Large stony meteorite recovered from the Sahara. Rough portion was buried in the sand. Dark portion was exposed and has wind polished desert varnish patina. Space rocks for collectors available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #meteor

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Big one-pounder meteorite recovered from the desert pavement of the Sahara. Exposed portion shows a patina of wind-polished desert varnish and sparse chondrules on the surface. This hefty individual is uncut and comes from an old pre-NWA collection. Genuine space rocks available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #meteorite -- 

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Throwing glass at the sky and collecting fallen stars at Galactic Stone and Ironworks. #astronomy

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Own a piece if aerospace history - space shuttle heat shield tile samples available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #aviation

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Name : Rutile Locality : Snarum, Norway Size : 2.25 x 1.75 x .75 inches Weight : 207 grams Source : Eimer & Amend, New York (label), Yankee Mineral and Gems (label) Notes : #26 on E&A label . Bernard Amend founded the firm in New York City in 1851. In 1856 Carl Eimer joined the firm as a partner and the name was changed to Eimer & Amend. They were primarily a supplier of chemical laboratory equipment and chemicals, but did carry a limited range of meteorological equipment. They maintained a glass blowing shop and manufactured barometers and thermometers. . In 1940, Eimer & Amend was acquired by Fisher Scientific Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fisher Scientific remains in business today as a major scientific equipment supplier. . Specimen available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks.

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Moon and Mars Rocks display with genuine samples of Lunar and Martian meteorites. Fragments of two alien worlds in one display. Available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #solarsystem

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Superb Barite crystal specimen with inclusion and original Ward's label. Available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #crystals

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Chondrite meteorite slice showing chondrules and shock veins. Authentic space rocks available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #science

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Chondrite meteorite slice showing interior matrix filled with chondrules and inclusions. Rocks from space for science and collectors at Galactic Stone and Ironworks meteorites. #stem

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Close up detail of a CAI (calcium aluminum inclusion) in an unequilibrated L3 chondrite meteorite. Rocks from space for science and collectors at Galactic Stone and Ironworks. #chemistry

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This is what a fresh meteorite looks like. Uncut Oum Dreyga stony meteorite with pristine black fusion crust. Rocks from space at Galactic Stone and Ironworks. #meteor

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On October 16, 2003, a fireball exploded in the sky over a remote area of the Western Sahara Desert near a militarized border. Moroccan soldiers made the first recoveries, which entered under the market under the names of Amgala and Gor Lefcah. Those early stones were pristine and free of oxidation. Later recoveries were not as pretty, complete, or fresh. The meteorite was analyzed and classified as an H3-5 chondrite that is shocked and brecciated. . This specimen is one of the earlier stones that has very fresh crust that is complete across an aerodynamically-sculpted stone. On close examination with a loupe, fine flowlines and rollover lipping is seen. You don't see fine examples of this fall like this any more. This is by far, the nicest and freshest Oum Dreyga I have seen in the many years since the fall - the crust even has that bluish tint to it that some well-preserved fresh falls have. Available at Galactic Stone and Ironworks. #meteorite

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Orthoclase mineral specimen from an old French museum collection. Vintage minerals for collectors available at Galactic Stone & Ironworks. #orthoclase