Buying meteorites can be a rewarding hobby and investment. But, which meteorites to buy is the question. When buying meteorites, bigger is not always better. You can get a Nan Dan/Nantan meteorite which fell...
Besednice Moldavite What is Moldavite? Moldavite is a green silica based tektite that formed during a meteorite impact approximately 15,000,000 years ago. The impact caused molten rock and...
The Sikhote-alin Meteorite The Sikhote-alin meteorite is the largest observed meteorite fall in modern history. It rained a shower of fireballs into the thick forest of the Sikhote-alin Mountains in Eastern...
About Meteorites Meteorite Collecting Have you ever seen a "shooting star" streak across the night sky? Have you wondered if it may have landed somewhere? Well occasionally they do reach the Earth's surface...
Contents:-What is a Meteorite?-Getting Started -Types of Collecting -Micromounts -Bigger Pieces -A Note on Pricing -Advanced Collecting -Buyer Beware!-Closing Remarks What is a Meteorite?Most "shooting...
Thanks for visiting! I usually get great pictures out of doors for my auctions BUT on cloudy days, or shorter wintry days, or with night time, getting good photos of my specimens that needed to be listed at...
Buying Meteorites is like buying a diamond. You either buy it because its beautiful or its really interesting to you, you need it for your collection, or you believe it will make "the" gift for that special...
Just reported from dealers at the 2007 Tokyo Mineral Show , certain Asian counterfeiters have taken molds from real moldavites and produced resin/glass copies. These are already showing up on eBay commanding...
Moldavite Moldavite Tektites are the result of a Meteorite striking the earth. This meteorite's impact created the Reiss Crater in Germany. This large meteorite exploded into the Earth which such force it sent...
Meteorites are parts of asteroids or in rare cases other planets or moons such as our own moon or mars. They are the oldest things on this planet you can own. In many cases as old as the solar system itself,...