A GEM FROM HEAVEN Extraterrestrial peridot is among the rarest collectibles in the world. I am pleased to announce I now have faceted meteoric peridot gems for sale! Even more rare, I also offer extraterrestrial cat's-eye peridot. I discovered the cat's-eye phenomenom in a rare pallasite that I was cutting for Steve Arnold, the well known meteorite hunter. Some of my faceted and cat's-eye gems are shown in the current Summer issue of "Gems and Gemology" p. 177.
These are EXTREMELY rare and unique gems. They come from one of the very rarest meteorites, a pallasite, that contains peridot (pronounced pair-uh-doh) the August birthstone. The peridot crystals were mixed in with the solid iron when it was formed-- at the beginning of our solar system. The pallasites are estimated to be in the neighborhood of 5 BILLION years old! That's incredibly older than any gem from earth. Only a very small number (estimates are less that 50 carats) have ever been faceted and few are ever offered on the open market. They are among the rarest of rare gems. Besides the rarity of a pallasite itself, the reason for the rarity of meteoric peridot gems, is that extraterrestrial peridot is usually so fractured that it is next to impossible to find a crystal clean and large enough to facet.
I have recovered and cut a few fine gems of meteoric peridot!! These are truly a gift from heaven! I call them "heavenite". Each precious heavenite gem is delivered with my production certificate, which has the nomenclature of the stone and is signed and sealed. As with all of our products and services, I consider customer satisfaction of paramount importance and your pleasure of ownership is guaranteed or return it in 7 days for an immediate refund. In addition, each gem will be delivered with a laboratory certificate of authenticity. I am working on photographs and hope to have some pictures and pricing posted soon. PLEASE email for personal service. stinsons@gemservice.com  Please type "peridot" on the subject line of your email.

Beads made from a Gibeon meteorite

These are hand cut beads made from a genuine Gibeon Meteorite. They have been polished and then etched to show the "Widmanstatten" lines characteristic of this type of fine octahedrite meteorite. Gibeon is an African meteorite fall in Great Nama Land, Namibia. Measurements are approx. 7 mm in diameter and the hole is drilled through for easy stringing. $29.50 each.