Please contact your local customs or Postal Authorities, to know what these fees may be. The recipient of the package is responsible for these costs. We further have set the International US Postal Rates 20% below that rate, to help with shipping costs.Īll International shipments may have customs, duties or taxes added, to your order. We pass on our discounted US Postal and UPS rates to you. We ship worldwide and use US Postal and UPS. The Space Store ships packages every business day. Nonreactive and very precious metal Rhodium (Rh), the oxidation By coating the meteorite with a micron thin layer of the The rarest of the platinum group metals, and is nonreactive with This is where the rhodium stabilization process comes in. While certain mixtures of these alloys, heating and cooling conditionsĭuring formation, and many other factors can either inhibit orĪccelerate the oxidation process, once an iron meteorite has landed onĮarth, nothing short of removing it from the atmosphere can stop it The Earth’s atmosphere will eat away at the iron in the meteorite. The beautifully etched surface will start to oxidize (rust). However, without proper treatment or constant maintenance, thisīrilliant luster and crisp pattern will not last for long. When first cut andĮtched, these patterns and surfaces look amazing, and inspire awe in Hexahedral crystal patterns of the harder metal alloy are liberatedįrom the matrix and the incredible pattern emerges.

When cut and etched properly, the octahedral and Results in one of the Fe-Ni alloys being more easily etched away byĪcid than the other. Patterns of iron meteorites are a result of one of the two alloysĬooling at different rates and thus having different hardnesses. Iron meteorites are made mostly of a pair of iron-nickel (Fe-Ni)Īlloys called kamacite and Taenite. Repurposing is a preferred processes to recycling, and offers aįinal product with less overall impact on the environment. The repurposed offcuts of larger meteorite jewelry such as watchįaces. These unique meteorite pendants are made using Jewelry stabilized with a coating of precious rhodium (Rh), and then In the dry bed of the river Hekandue, in the Magadan district, Russia,Įach pendant is an authentic and unique handcrafted piece of meteorite This pendant is made from the Seymchan iron meteorite found June 1967 Seymchan Iron Meteorite Pendant with Silver Chain and Giftbox Includes 20' silver chain & gift boxĮach pendant is uniquely cut, so all pendants vary in shape and size.