New England Meteoritical Services
Platinum Group Metals, Luna and Martian Soil Simulants
| Natural Gold Nuggets and Placer deposits from 6 localities. |
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All gold specimens are enclosed in a clear 1" x 1" display case easily opened for examination. |
| Crystallized Gold | |
| Locality | Size | Price |
| Trinity County, CA, USA, angular, golden nuggets, | 2mm x 3mm | $ 18.00 |
| Trinity County, CA, USA, angular, golden nuggets | 3mm x 6mm | $ 28.00 |
| Witwaterland District, South Africa, smooth, roundish, nuggets | 3mm x 4mm | $ 22.00 |
| Victoria, Australia, angular, flat, textured nuggets | 4mm x 5mm | $ 26.00 |
| Valdez Creek, Alaska, USA, bright golden nuggets | 3mm x 5mm | $ 22.00 |
| Mother Lode, CA, USA, smooth, rounded nuggets | 3mm x 4mm | $ 22.00 |
| Crystalline Mine,
Jamestown, CA, USA, crystallized gold. These look like bright little golden snowflakes! |
3mm x 4mm | $ 28.00 |
| Larger nuggets up to 15mm available, please email for price and size. | ||
| Native
Silver 4 localities, dendritic silver, "wire" silver, crystallized, silver in matrix.  |
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| Silver in matrix, polished slice | Wire Silver |
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| Silver in matrix | Dendritic Silver. |
| All silver specimens are enclosed in a clear 1" x 1" display case easily opened for examination. | |
| Silver, 4 localities |
| Locality | Size | Price |
| Native Silver, Batopilas, Mexico, polished slice | 5mm x 15mm | $ 20.00 |
| Dendritic Silver
in matrix, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada, polished slice, rare |
10mm x 15mm | $ 26.00 |
| Wire Silver, Batopilas, Mexico, unique wire-like shapes, rare | 10 to 12 mm lengths | $ 22.00 |
| Potosi, Bolivia, silver in matrix, polished slice, bright luster | 5mm x 10mm | $ 15.00 |
| Gold
assay core sections Actual core samples from gold mining operations |
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| These are
actual core samples of ore-bearing rock that have yielded at least .02oz of
gold per ton. Each sample is approximately 35mm in diameter x 15mm thick.
Leitch Gold Mine, Beardmore, Ontario Noracme Gold Mine, Manitoba, Canada Pidgeon Mine, Sioux Lookout, Canada Drill cores, $18.00 each |
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| Platinum Nuggets | |
| Of all
the collectable precious metals, platinum nuggets are the rarest and most
difficult to acquire. These individual nuggets are approximately 2mm in
diameter and have a tan/silvery luster appearance. From Fox Gulch, Goodnews
Bay, Alaska, USA Each nugget is enclosed in a clear specimen case easily opened for examination. |
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| Platinum nugget, approximately 2mm in diameter, $ 28.00 | Platinum Nuggets |
| Luna Soil Simulant | |
| Developed at NASA, this
lunar soil simulant is very similar in color, texture, composition and particle
size to lunar mare soil. It is made from crushed volcanic material from
northern Arizona, USA. Supplied in #10 capsules, Lunar Soil Simulant, $ 12.00 per capsule |
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| Luna Soil Simulant | |
| Martian Soil Simulant | |
| The soil of Mars is
composed of reddish-brown, windblown dust. This NASA-altered volcanic ash from
Hawaii closely matches the color and particle size of martian soil. If you were
on the surface of Mars, this is how it would look and feel. Supplied in #10 capsules, Martian Soil Simulant, $ 12.00 per capsule. |
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| Martian Soil Simulant |