Every year, Brian Williams Science helps you find the perfect gift for the science enthusiast in your life. Today, we present Meteorite Jewelry!
Every year, the Brian Williams Science publishes a set of articles aimed at helping you find the perfect gift for the science enthusiast in your life. We call it Giving the Gift of Wonder. This year, we’ve got a very special list of great gifts ideas meant to inspire curiosity and imagination. Some are for children. Others are for adults. Many are for kids of all ages! Chances are that you’ll be able to check a few names off your list with some of the ideas you find here. And as usual, we hope that you will take time this holiday season to Do Some Science!
Today’s Gift Idea: Meteorite Jewelry
What do you get the person who has everything? How about jewelry made from 5,000 year old chunks of rock from outer space? That’s right! This year, forget the diamonds and get that special someone some meteorite jewelry The beautiful sterling silver necklace pictured above contains a fragment from the Campo de Cielo Meteorite fall. Found in Chaco Gulamba, Argentina in 1576, these meteorites struck the earth between 4,000-5,000 years ago and had a total mass estimated at over 100 tons. They are truly beautiful and educational!
