Need Info On A Meteorite

[BrianNoland]

I made a small webpage with what we know. My dad bought it on ebay and we've been researching for a while.

 

ifoundameteorite.tk

Please check out the page and give us some info if you can. Thanks!

[Turtle]

doesn't look like any meteorite i've seen, but i'm no expert. i'm suspicious of something so rare & unique to a special group being offered for sale @ ebay when meteorite collectors have their own special markets. :shrug: sending the sample for analysis sounds like a good bet. :thumbs_up

 

this guy is purported to have the world's largest private collection of meteorites; try selling him yours & maybe get a free evaluation. :lol:robert a. haag : the meteorite man

 

on price:

HOW MUCH ARE METEORITES WORTH?

...Pallasites are stony-iron meteorites packed with olivine (the gemstone peridot) and are particularly desirable when cut and polished because of the alluring color and translucency of the crystals they contain. Prepared slices of stable pallasites such as Imilac (Chile), Glorieta Mountain (New Mexico, USA) and Esquel (Argentina) are prized for their colorful gemstones and long-term stability, and will fetch between $20 and $40/gram. Meteorites are heavy, so a quality slice the size of a small dinner plate is worth thousands of dollars. ...

[Turtle]

did some more outside reading & checked the webpage. sounds like some sample info is due today?

 

dad says at the page meteorite bought on e-bay:

Meteorite - Must Sell - Fresh from a dig in Arizona - 20lbs - Fused Stones and Diamonds - This Rock is Rare & Beautiful - 64cm across x 40cm high - Love This Pallasite!

 

found that no authenticated lunar meteroites have ever been found in north america, so this would be a double whammy if real. :xparty: otherwise, not so much. :cry:

 

lunar meteorite @wikipedia

boldenation mine:

In January 1982, John Schutt, leading an expedition in Antarctica for the ANSMET program, found a meteorite that he recognized to be unusual. Shortly thereafter, the meteorite now called Allan Hills 81005 was sent to Washington, DC, where Smithsonian Institution geochemist Brian Mason recognized that the sample was unlike any other known meteorite and resembled some rocks brought back from the Moon by the Apollo program.[1] Several years later, Japanese scientists[who?] recognized that they had also collected a lunar meteorite, Yamato 791197, during the 1979 field season in Antarctica. About 134 lunar meteorites have been discovered so far (as of October, 2010), perhaps representing more than 50 separate meteorite falls (i.e., many of the stones are "paired" fragments of the same meteoroid). The total mass is more than 46 kg. All lunar meteorites have been found in deserts; most have been found in Antarctica, northern Africa, and the Sultanate of Oman. None have yet been found in North America, South America, or Europe.

Lunar origin is established by comparing the mineralogy, the chemical composition, and the isotopic composition between meteorites and samples from the Moon collected by Apollo missions.

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[Turtle]

did some more outside reading & checked the webpage. sounds like some sample info is due today?

 

dad says at the page meteorite bought on e-bay:

Meteorite - Must Sell - Fresh from a dig in Arizona - 20lbs - Fused Stones and Diamonds - This Rock is Rare & Beautiful - 64cm across x 40cm high - Love This Pallasite!

 

another cautionary note on this e-bay listing. :naughty:

 

meteoritesusa.com

boldenation mine:

...Meteorite Ownership: Who owns meteorites?

In the United States (as of this writing) meteorites are owned by the person or entity that owns the land a meteorite is found upon, and that landowner has all rights to the meteorite to sell or donate the specimen to science, universities or private collectors.

 

Federal land is a bit different. As the law states, meteorites are owned by the government if found on federal land. This is really a gray area of the law, and this article is NOT intended as legal advice and is not to be taken as such. Having said that you should check with your local government agency which manages the land in the area you wish to hunt. State owned land is the same thing. National Parks, Wilderness areas, and other such “parks” are illegal to hunt without some sort of permitting or special permission. ...

 

it's possible the e-bay lister "must sell" because they do not legally -erhm, did not legally- own the stone. sooner or later, if this is a meteorite, the authorities will track down who found it, when, & where. this is not only to establish the legal status, but to look for more. the plot thickens.

[Turtle]

well, ain't that somethin'! the website is shut down. :omg: i wish that i had grabbed one of the photos of the suspect stone and copied more of the text. :doh:

 

mad dog on land, you still there? :dog: hello!!??