Darwin Glass MixThe day it rained glass. Around 800 thousand years ago a large nickel iron meteorite that was once part of the core of an ancient planet slammed into the isolated west coast of Tasmania south of Queenstown, forming a large impact crater. This big old lump of space rock was travelling at an estimated 22 thousand kilometers per second. Before it had even hit the ground the heat and pressure waves generated from its passage through the Earths atmosphere

5x 2 cm  29 grams ex Adam Wright collection

Very large tear drop patty shape weighing 181 grams

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This red quartz crystal variety- Elisenkiesel is on a matrix of gypsum

found at Lune River in Southern Tasmania

Its true history has been lost in the sands of time

Around 800 thousand years ago a large nickel iron meteorite that was once part of the core of an ancient planet slammed into the isolated west coast of Tasmania south of Queenstown

This pendant is in great condition

5 cm drop 3cm width

chalcedony and fossil wood beads that range from 8mm to 35 mm across

A superb necklace of 5 rows of graduated antique red coral and Tibetan turquoise

The stone has a mid black background with a even scattering of colour throughout the stone