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I have been wanting to say this for such a long time  :biggrin:

Spacerocks-UK meteorites can now be purchased at FLO. 
David Bryant at Spacerocks-UK has been a meteorite specialist for over 15-years and is a well known and respected figure in the industry - you might have met him at an event or attended one of his talks.
Spacerocks-UK are also members of the prestigious International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA) so offer a lifetime guarantee of authenticity with all their meteorites. 
Reputation is hugely important when retailing meteorites so we would like to stress we only source meteorites from Spacerocks-UK, similarly FLO is the only astronomy retailer appointed by them to sell their meteorites. 
We shall begin with the most popular and affordable meteorites but will increase the range available over time. 
A meteorite makes an excellent Christmas gift for an astronomer or anyone else interested in space  :icon_santa:
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Fascinating development Steve :smiley:

I've met David Bryant a few times - he's such an interesting chap to talk to :smiley:

In the past I've built up quite extensive collections of metorites though dealers such as David and others. I swore that I'd not do that again but the temptation can be strong sometimes :grin:

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Please bear with us while we improve our photography. Our current studio setup really doesn't suit meteorites. For example these slices from the meteorite NWA869 contain a higher metal content than others, the metal glints beautifully in the light but capturing that in a photo is a challenge. The photo below really doesn't do them justice but we will improve over time. 

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Interestingly no other product has created the same level of buzz or enthusiasm here at FLO as this one. When I mentioned to my colleagues we would soon be selling meteorites 'everyone' was enthusiastic and when the first delivery arrived we were all over it!  :biggrin:

Steve

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While I like the use of the "Imperial Stormtrooper " for a sense of scale but perhaps the use of one of the "forensic L scale rulers" while not so cute will give people a better idea of the size of the samples they are getting...

Peter...

Absolutely. A CM cube is the standard item used to indicate scale. The size and form of the specimen being purchased is critical IMHO. You want a specimen that displays the type features as well as possible. Variation in features such as regmaglypts (thumbnails), flowlines, rollover lipping, crust, chrondule definition, etc etc make all the difference to both desireability and price :smiley:

Some of the specimens will be very small otherwise their price would have to be much higher. Some of the lunar specimens have a market price of $1,000 per gram or more. A gram of an achrondrite meteorite is about fingernail size.

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Suitable scale cubes are available on Amazon and ebay... plus example of meteorite photography with them...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=1cm+cube&adpos=1s2&ul_noapp=true&geo_id=32251&MT_ID=10&crlp=66268883050_847&rlsatarget=kwd-6461190461&keyword=1cm+cube&device=c&crdt=0&clk_rvr_id=929279854446&treatment_id=7&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X1cm+scale+cube.TRS0&_nkw=1cm+scale+cube&_sacat=0

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A few years ago I was in the Geological Museum in South Ken and someone was explaining to a bunch of kids that a certain bit of Pre-cambrian rock was the oldest thing in the place. Meanwhile, not 5m away was a far older meteorite. I wasn't going to get into an argument, so I didn't. I have a few, collected over the years - it's wierd that you can touch something so incredibly old.

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I have bought from David Bryant directly before, its great to see that FLO and him are working together to supply some really nice objects.  I would love a slice of Pallasite Olivine at some point.....the size of a coffee table top :)

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..Very tempting! I'd love to have a good look at these under my Stereo microscope.

You can get what are known as thin section meteorite samples which are prepared especially for microscope examination and slide mounted.

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We have today received a delivery of some really nice crusted slices of the Eucrite meteorite NWA2949, an achondritic stony meteorite likely to have originated from the asteroid 4 Vesta. 

Purchased in Erfoud, Morocco, after being found in the Sahara in 2005. The original total known mass was 1,365g. 

A perfect Christmas gift for anyone interested in astronomy  :icon_santa:

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