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   I FOUND A GEM FROM HEAVEN!

   I believe extraterrestrial peridot is the very rarest gemstone in the world. AGTA and others rate bixbite or red beryl as the rarest (see my red beryl page).  But few even know about peridot created somewhere in space, at the beginning of our solar system!  Even more rare, is extraterrestrial cat's-eye peridot.  I found some of this extremely rare chatoyant cat's-eye meteorite peridot in August 2006, in a pallasite meteorite. Recently cut ET peridot gems are shown below and are now available for sale.  An article about the chatoyancy was published in the 2008 Summer issue of "Gems and Gemology" p. 177.
    These are EXTREMELY rare and unique gems. They come from one of the very rarest meteorites called a pallasite. Pallasites are composed of fragments of olivine (peridot) that is encased in a matrix of nickel-iron. Peridot (pronounced pair-uh-doh) is the August birthstone. The peridot crystals were mixed in with the molten nickel-iron -- at the beginning of our solar system, when two plannetoids or asteroids collided!  This collosal event is so hard to even imagine.  The meteorites were blasted out into space.  Scientists say they are estimated to be in the neighborhood of 4 to 5 BILLION years old!  That's incredibly older than any gem from earth.  After roaming around in space -- who knows where they've been?? -- our earths gravity finally captures one. It explodes as it heats up in our atmosphere, then the pieces that aren't burned up, fall to earth.  Between the violent formation, exploding in our atmosphere and then impacting the earth, most crystals are totally fractured and crumble to small bits if removed from the iron that surrounds every crystal!   That's why only a very, very few meteoric peridot gems have ever been cut.  
    Until meteorite hunter Steve Arnold found these particular pallasite meteorites and my discovery of the cat's-eye phenomenon, I do not believe any cabochon cut meteoric cat's-eye gems had ever been cut before. After researching, I found a magazine article that noted inclusions in the peridot crystals and suggested that cutting a cabochon might produce a phenomenal (star or cat's-eye) gem. Ref "Gems and Gemology" Spring 1992. What made this find even more rare, is the fact that these peridot crystals are large enough to facet and a few have enough of the inclusions to make a chatoyant cabochon.
    Since finding the chatoyant crystals, I have recovered and cut some unbelievable fine gems of meteorite peridot!  These are truly a gift from heaven!  I call them "heavenite ".    After my discovery, gems were sent to GIA for research. After months of comparing it to every known earthly peridot, the GIA Lab can now certify it as "Pallasitic Peridot" that is "extraterrestrial in origin".   My gems are delivered with my signed and sealed   Certificate of Authenticity that has all of the nomenclature for the gem. Also included is a Certificate of Authenticity from the Kansas Meteorite Society. Larger gems listed below, are each delivered with their own GIA lab report certifying it as pallasitic peridot. Why guess what is authentic? When it's time to sell, hand down or appraise, jewelers and gemologists throughout the world know and trust GIA! Don't settle for a certificate from some unknown lab. When you need to be absolutely sure of what you are buying, a GIA cert is the world's ultimate assurance of authenticity in the gem world.

Left pic is a recently purchased pallasite showing the rough crystals imbedded in the nickel iron matrix. Center shows this piece after some processing and several very large crystals are evident. Right picture shows three crystals that Rick recovered from this piece; they reflect light for the first time after travelling our solar system for billions of years! The largest weighs 4.68 ct and smallest 2.42 ct. Next step is to examine and orient the crytals for best recovery. They will be cut and polished to bring out their heavenly light, sent in to GIA for certification and available soon.