Meteorites for sale

perhaps I could be clearer here.I guarantee the meteorite for as long as I'm alive.It will still be a meteorite long after I'm gone but people tend to be skeptical about things which they are unfamiliar with.I am attempting to instill some modicum of confidence that it is exactly what I say it is.I will buy it back if the buyer is not completely satisfied.Thanks for asking.All the best.

I certainly can.I will indeed give you the best one and throw a magnet in.I'll put it in a padded envelope and mail it regular?...extra one euro for postage and envelope ok?Will PM you my paypal details.Thank you and enjoy your cosmic debris ;-)

Good man,I'll pop that in the post tomorrow for you.Thank you and enjoy

That one is a particularly fine example of an iron meteorite called Sikhote-Alin that was seen to fall in the Sikhote-Alin mountains of Russia in 1947.It was painted by a Russian artist who saw it coming down as it left a smoke trail in the sky that lingered for hours.Russian commemorated the event with a postage stamp.Over 20,000kg have been recovered making it the biggest iron meteorite fall in recorded history.And also one of the most stable irons known to the meteorite world.

I would sell that one albeit reluctantly.It weighs just under 80 grams and if someone offered me €800 for it I'd probably sell it.However I do also have a couple of smaller less aesthetically pleasing examples from this fall.There's a 44 gram piece and a 35 gram piece that I'd sell for €1 a gram.I also could do a small glass vial with 10 grams of smaller pieces in it for €10.I could upload pics of any or all of these if you're interested.Thanks for asking.

I do indeed.I'm away out of the country on business but will be back in Donegal on Tuesday.Thanks for looking.....Jim

Back home--ready to ROCK n roll.Will get busy cutting some more of these and polishing them up as I have them for sale elsewhere too.Thanks for looking folks.And just to add that 10 euros is a great price for a cut stone thats been worked to a polish.You won't find that anywhere else on the planet.OUT OF THIS WORLD

yes deereidy---plenty there --can accept many forms of payment--thx

jamesjimmy--I'll have a look at what you've got

you have 3 options to be able to put them on a chain.Drill them,wire wrap them or look for one with a natural hole in it.I have none of the natural holed ones left--they sell quick when I get them in.I also don't have a vice to enable me to drill them although I am looking into wire-wrapping.You can find videos on youtube for this but I don't have any ready yet and they will be probably €30 when I do suss it out.

There are pictures here of the outside of the stone meteorites and the cut faces of the inside.I have also just uploaded a pic of the metal ones I have from Argentina called Campo Del Cielo--these are the ones I will wire-wrap when I get the tools and wire.If there is some other specific picture you want let me know.

I have the 2 that I mentioned earlier --44 and 35 grams.Thats 79g and I could do you another 20 grams of smaller pieces in the gram range(with or without the glass vials--up to you.).Think I have a pic of the 44 and the vials handy right now,will see if it will let me upload more pics here.Can take a pic of the 35 tomorrow.

the 44gram Sikhote is on here now just keep clicking forward on the pics.I will throw the metal meteorite label in too but not the scale cube.Also uploaded pic of the vial with 10grams of small sikhotes in it.Will throw in the magnet that you see being held thru the glass at the bottom.I have about 10 of these available

deereidy I forgot a 4th option to make meteorites into pendants and thats soldering an eye fixing onto one of the metal ones.I will get a soldering iron soon as there is a bit of demand for pendants.

hi Dee --yes demand is more for the pendants than anything else.I ordered a soldering iron off amazon a week ago but they are taking their sweet time delivering it.I already have the eye fixings ready to go.If you know anyone with a soldering iron I would be happy to throw you in a couple of eye fixings to try to attach yourself if you are in a rush.
I fear my soldering iron will not even be here this week as it's still not sent.

The picture where I am holding about 11 iron meteorites in my hand will be best and easiest to make into pendants(and cheapest).I do plan on making some with slices of the stone meteorites but they will require a lot more work and so expense.If you want to see a closer pic of the campo iron meteorites here is one example http://v.gd/MdPjDq

yes,I can do them for a tenner but will stay clear from providing chains.You will have to sort that yourself.I am going to source some leather thong and see how they go but this is probably a couple weeks away I would think.

If there is some specific picture you want just ask and I will accommodate.Thanks for your interest

yes I have a few of them --€10 --there's about 18-20 pieces in those vials.They are small

the only thing with that one is I'd need to send it in a box to protect the glass so prob be €2.70 postage.I only ever ask for whatever the actual postage is.If you're in Ireland it would be a small packet at about 250 grams for box and packing materials.

deereidy--I can get that in the post for you immediately upon payment--I am on the internet all day almost every day.Picture 3 is a stone meteorite on my saw ready to be cut.Picture 9 is my hand with 11 IRON meteorites called Campo Del Cielo.They are easiest to be made into pendants.

I can get that one on the other site to you before the 11th no probs but for a tenner I would not throw in the metal label as they cost me €3 a piece.Hope you understand the profit margins are slim at the minute.I'll throw in a bit of silver wire wrap in case you want to make your own pendant---search on youtube and you can see some tutorial vids for making pendants with wirewrap.Let me know what you want,we'll get it sorted

Hi Rollercoaster
if your friend doesn't have any piece of meteorite yet he/she will love you.I can still recall getting my first one after finding out the public could actually own these things.amazing feeling.

Now,they do come with my i.d. card stating locality and some other basic info such as what class the meteorite is,how much fell, weathering level if known ,shock level if known.Some of them can come with metal identification labels which are pictured above on the Sikhote-Alin.I can also print off a signed affidavit stating my credentials as a member in longtime good standing with the International Meteorite Collectors Association.I am working on a certificate of authenticity but they are not ready yet.It does give that extra piece of mind so I will provide these when ready but it will be a couple of weeks ago potentially.

Personally speaking for your astro friend I would recommend a piece of Canyon Diablo as this comes from the best known crater on Earth--meteor crater in Arizona.I have some nice pieces in many sizes and they are €1 a gram.I will send you a picture.Of course if you prefer I can do the vial of either Sikhote-Alin iron meteorites from Russian or unclassified stone meteorite fragments from the Sahara in northwest Africa.

Will message you now and see if I can insert pics

yes billy blio--I have some of those made up and ready to go.10 euros plus 3 shipping as I'll have to ship that in a box.Can accept many forms of payment.Thanks for your interest

@billy blio: Offer Accepted.
I can't see an offer amount here

PM sent thx Oscarm

plenty there finto--would you prefer metal or stone?And if stone--cut or uncut?

finto--the magnets work on the metal ones AND the stone ones.10 euros plus 1 euro shipping --will PM you my paypal details

Plenty left for years to come--I have been buying and selling these for a decade now and have great contacts around the world for source material.My personal recommendation for your 30 euros is to go for a stone one thats cut in half.You can either have a 30 gram one thats unpolished or a 15 gram one that is polished all the way up to 3000 grit (looks best) or about a 23 gram one that is polished with only 4 grades of sandpaper up to 320 grit (looks pretty good still).You can also have one that is whole and uncut,about 30 grams for your 30 euros

Of course you can have a metal one also-entirely up to yourself.I am about to upload a new pic with a small riker box they can be displayed in with a metal meteorite label.PM me if you need specific pics of a 30 gram one --thanks for your interest

will PM you guinney

Oscarm,thank you very much for your endorsement and I'm glad you're happy with your meteorites.You are a gentleman sir.

gaza123 it's a fair question and I know that lots of people are sceptical because it's incorrectly reported in the press here that meteorites are worth thousands of euros a gram.And SOME are.The 6 meteorites that have fallen in Ireland are all worth about $1,000 a gram and I have a few tiny pieces of 2 of those 6 that I sell to collectors mostly in the States as thats where most collectors reside.
However these particular meteorites I am selling are from Northwest Africa(the stone ones anyway) or South America(the Campo del cielo) or Russia (Sikhote-Alin) and quite a lot of them have been picked up.They all have unique features and qualities that differentiate them from ordinary earth rocks or minerals.They all have cosmic exposure ages that can be measured by scientists using advanced equipment that can meaure how long they were in space.The stone ones have chondrules inside which are round conglomerations that formed at the start of the solar system-they are simply not present in ANY Earth rocks as they have all melted and been thru all the processes that make the earths crust rise and be subducted into the core over and over again thus altering them and in fact obliterating them.My good name within the IMCA for this many years is worth a great deal to me.I fully guarantee EVERY meteorite I sell and I love this hobby/pastime and don't make a killing at it believe me.It's hard work cutting and polishing these things but I love to see peoples faces when they hold a meteorite.Go ahead and take a chance,you will be pleasantly surprised I know. ;-) I'll never forget finding out that I could own a meteorite for a few quid after being a lifelong astronomy fan.I was hooked and delved straight into the subject.

@pete1: yes Pete--I have the vials and I have the riker boxes from pics 11 and 12.Are you asking for one of each? €20 plus 3 shipping as I'll have to box the glass the glass vial.Yes I take paypal

@echorox: the 10 euro stones are approx an inch long by half an inch wide and half an inch deep.They will come with my i.d. card describing place of find,weight Total known weight and shock level and weathering level.

@dohc95coupe: 15 euors

giggsirish--yes that is possible--in fact I have a colleague working on some pendants right now.Thing is there is quite a bit of work involved.Now if you were prepared to finish the piece yourself I could cut you a slice and drill the hole but it would need shaping and polishing.Otherwise you could wait for my pendants ,I will post pics when I have them-may be a week or 2.The price will prob be 30 euros and that includes silver bail and chain

No C.O.A.'s at the minute,just my i.d. card for the specimen.I am working on C.O.A's though.

can't do the one on a chain unfortunately--I bought a soldering iron but am unable to attach the rings to the meteorite.I've been told I need a jewellers butane torch and silver solder and borax but although I may get around to this eventually my plate is just too full at the minute--my apologies.

I can do one like picture 12 in the glass fronted case for €15

Hello Samuel
Due to some poorly researched and inaccurately reported articles by journalists over the past few years in regards to meteorites, I find myself wanting to put up a barrier to your approach.This is unfortunate probably for both of us and also possibly for members of the general public who have a keen and increasing awareness and interest in rocks that fall from space.I will cite this recent article published in the NY Times by Pulitzer prize winning journo William Broad http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/science/05meteorite.html?_r=1

and a rebuttal by Anne Black,President of the IMCA which is linked to thru Geoff Notkin of Meteorite Men fame on his Logical Lizard blog for the Tucson Citizen http://is.gd/qmQIPE

Samuel,if I was to assist you in any way I would need to see some examples of your work and know where the piece was to be published.Hope you understand my trepidation.Sincerely..Jim Brady

@patrickweblin:
sure do---plenty to go around

@spudsmagee:
yes I have a 10g piece of Canyon Diablo.
10 euros on it's own--add 3 for metal meteorite label and another 4 for glass fronted riker box as shown in pics and another 3 for postage.So it would be 20 total with label,in the box,posted or just the 10 total for the meteorite on its own.

@spudsmagee:yes I can do one of each for 30 euros postage included.Understand that I can't supply the metal labels but I will give you an i.d. card with each one.PM me for paypal addy if you can pay that way,thank you

@tomselleck:Hi--according to ANPOSTS website anything less than 250 grams would be €2.20(to Ireland) so thats the charge for postage as I will need to put it in a box to protect the glass vial.PM me if you want to go ahead and I will give you my paypal address or street address--thanks

@tomselleck:plus 10 for the vial of meteorites of course--thats 10 grams of Sikhote-alin pictured in the pic 11

@shaneyboy:
yes ---can do that no probs.Will PM you to discuss what you want

@madbuzz:Hi madbuzz--the one in pic 8 is sold but if you are after one with a high gloss polish I have more they are €2 a gram and I have sizes from about 10 grams to 30 grams.If you want pics send me an email jim at emeraldislemeteorites.com

the one in pic 10-sikhote-alin is still available €45

@madbuzz:yes madbuzz I have just taken that sikhote-alin out of the storage box to double-check it's weight as I was going on memory.It is as I suspected just under 45 grams -it's 44.1g.I will throw in the metal description label also and it will come with certificate of authenticity and my i.d. card.As for it's properties,yes it is completely different to earthbound iron ,it is roughly 93% iron ,6% nickel and the other 1% is made up of various exotic minerals and different phases of iron such as taenite,kamacite,troilite,chromite and plessite.Get in touch when you are ready-thanks

@email1459:
all known meteorites are from within our own galaxy as far as current understanding goes.The parent bodies for lots of meteorites are however unknown.

@mjosulli:PM on the way

@hzlmph: just under 10 kilos--it's the first 5 pics here on this shortened flickr link. http://bit.ly/qfTuxg
also if you search youtube for "meteorite 9 kilo" you will see a video of it under my name emeraldislemeteorite
for sale €5,000 I keep it in the banks vault ;-)

@lil_stevie: Hey there lil stevie I will send you pics shortly--actually I'll need your email addy to do that if you want to pm me that,I'll get right on it,cheers bud.

@hzlmph: I just got some beautiful polished slices back from my lapidary man so what we could do is give you a nice complete stone(about 30 grams or so) and a slice (about 20 grams) and I also got some tumbled Canyon Diablo's back from Meteor Crater in Arizona ,I could add one of those in the 10 gram range also for €60.For an extra 20 I would throw in 2 glass fronted riker display boxes and 2 metal meteorite labels,you can see these in my pictures here.You can drop me an email to jim at emeraldislemeteorites.com if you'd like some pictures

@Nigel Njd:I don't have any pendants that are worth 80 to 100 € ...I do have a few different pendants that I sell for 40 or 50 depending on size ,finish etc.I can supply them with 22 inch sterling silver chain or 18 inch hemp cord.All my meteorite pendants are made from NWA 869 which was discovered in Algeria in 2000 but the exact co-ordinates remain with the finders,they have never been published.I can send you some pictures of different pendants if you PM me your email address.

@Saxodar:Hello--yes the one in picture 8 is the same one from picture 7,it is a stone meteorite cut in half and polished.I have plenty of these they are €2 a gram when cut and polished or cheaper when left as a complete stone,less work of course.I can also supply that in a box with a metal meteorite label.I'm unable to get pictures today but if you PM me your email address I can forward some pics tomorrow.thanks for your interest

@mjosulli:I could get something in the post for you on Monday if you paid by paypal but I'd need to know generally what you're after---stone or iron meteorite? If stone,would you like it cut in 2? Could also do you one of each

@willoco: I do indeed.Could get that to you in a labeled membrane box if you like.PM your email addy and I'll send some pics

@niamh9627:plenty of those still available.Have PM'd you-thanks for your interest

@niamh9627:will get that off to you as soon as payment arrives-thanks again and please excuse any delays in answering-----adverts dot ie isn't the most stable of websites--I understand they have lots of traffic

@lindaxx: if you could send me a pic I may be able to see if it's worthwhilesending it somewhere for analysis--if it's real ,it could be worth a few quid/euros.What beach? I mean what country?

@sarahof13:oh yes indeed--quite a few small cheap ones left.I have a few kilos of NWA 869 and plenty of them are one gram and under.Also have plenty of Campo De Cielo iron meteorites and some Canyon diablo from Meteor Crater.I really should update this ad but I've been busy trying to learn HTML and working on my website http://www.emeraldislemeteorites.com

@Rikp2005: yes I have some Canyon Diablo that would fit the bill.If you want some pics send me an email to jim at emeraldislemeteorites.com ---thx for your interest

@ciaranfitz: I have all of them---yes I can print you off a COA

@thebike: yes I can still do one of those -I'll have to double check if that exact one is sold or not but I definitely have more.Ten euros on its own.Add 2 euros for the metal meteorite label and 3 euros for the glass fronted display box.Thx for your interest