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Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Tiles With Meteorite Glaze

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing has special significance for many people and to commemorate the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Jim combined many of his artistic and technical talents to create something very special. It's taken over 2 years for this project to become a finished reality and only 45 numbered limited edition tiles were made.

The 3D ceramic tile pictures the iconic image of Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon taken by Neil Armstrong. The tile also has a rectangular area containing Buzz Aldrin’s famous boot print and the glaze used in this area contains 200mg of NWA 11273 lunar meteorite dust. The edge borders are overglazed in 22K gold symbolizing the golden anniversary of Mankind’s first steps on the Moon. Each tile required about twenty or so steps in their creation that had to be executed exactly the same for each tile. The personal touch applied to each tile combined with the heat from the kiln gives each tile it’s own unique character.

Aguas Zarcas Meteorite

On April 23, 2019, the Aguas Zarcas meteorite fall occurred around the town of Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica. It was a major meteorite event with hundreds of stones created by the atmospheric disruption of the meteoroid. The residents of the area around the town found stones in their yards and fields immediately. Within hours professional meteorite hunters and dealers were on site recovering and obtaining specimens before they could be damaged by the rain. Many additional stones were recovered over the following weeks. The Aguas Zarcas meteorite has been classified as a CM-2 carbonaceous chondrite. The stones have a black matrix with Calcium Aluminum Inclusions (CAIs) and chondrules. The exterior of these meteorites will have a well-developed fusion crust. This is one of the most exciting meteorite types for science as they contain water and organic compounds left from the creation of the solar system.