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How to Find a Meteorite
I was surfing around the web and found this nice link on how to find a meteorite. WikiHow has a nice short artcle on the basics of meteorite hunting. Read it it's pretty good.
"Know what a meteorite looks like and what are its properties, so that you can easily distinguish one from every other rock. There are 3 major types of meteorites: stony, iron, and stony-irons, but there are usually a few properties that apply to most meteorites, although they might be..." TO READ MORE CLICK THE LINK BELOW
'Aliens' Attacking Bosnian Man with Meteorites (SPACE.com)
'Aliens' Attacking Bosnian Man with Meteorites (SPACE.com) - Five meteorites have fallen on Radivoje Lajic's house in six months. [Yahoo Meteorite News]
Under attack: The owner of a house struck five times by meteorites fears aliens are targeting him
What The???
"Experts at Belgrade University have confirmed that all the rocks Radivoje Lajic has handed over were meteorites.
They are now investigating local magnetic fields to try and work out what makes the property so attractive to the heavenly bodies."
"C" Is For Chondrule!
Wow!
That's what I said when I saw this meteorite... Look at the size of that there chondrule!
Awesome specimen with huge chondrule poking out of the matrix, it has low iron nickel content and little metallic flakes but whoa that chondrule. If it were poking out much further it would fall out in your hand. But that's not all, the 3rd pic shows a nice big chondrule on the right.
By the way... This one is for sale. Contact me for a price.
Eric
Fukang Pallasite! $12 Million Dollars?
Bonham's is auctioning off the main mass of the Fukang Pallasite, April 30th! That's 925+ pounds of pure pallasite (420,000 grams give or take) being sold for expected to auction for $1M+ at Bonham's in New York later this month.
If this meteorite goes for ONLY $1M the person or company who buys it will have the most precious pallasite meteorite on the planet, and perhaps the most valuable as well. If sliced and sold this piece would generate more than $30 per gram that would bring more than $12M dollars to one lucky owner.
Of course to some this meteorite is priceless, to others it's just another rock. To me, well, let's just say it's a beautiful pallasite and leave it at that. ;)
Read More About The Fukang Pallasite Here On Bonham's site: http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=...
Eric
MW
Tucson Gem and Meteorite Show - Walking in Tucson!
Great video of highlights of the 2008 Tucson Show by Ruben Garcia.
THANKS RUBEN!
Awesome Video!
How To Find Meteorites
So you’re looking for meteorites, or you want to learn how to find them huh? Well, hopefully this article will help you do just that. I’ve been hunting since August of 2007 and I have found lots of meteorites and added some very nice specimens to my collection. I’ve found literally hundreds of the little space rocks so far!
I was born and raised in the sticks and spent my entire childhood and early adult life stomping around the wilds of Florida so I know a thing or two about hunting, and the outdoors. My dad was a sergeant in the Army and he raised us like little soldiers. He always told my sister and I to “Always Be Prepared”. We spent so much time in the wilderness it was like a second home to us. We would go on hunting trips and survival trips like other people went to the movies. This was great training for meteorite hunting.
About The MeteoriteWatch.com Weekly Meteorite Giveaway
Some people have asked me what happened to the weekly meteorite giveaway. I was wondering the same thing.... Just kidding. It's still here. It simply got put on hold until the new site was finished and ready for launch.
The weekly meteorite giveaway will continue once the site is officially launched.
Regards,
Eric
MW
What Started It All...?
This is a two fold Statement/Question. It could mean "What started it all! referring to my meteorite collection and adventures, or it could mean something way more profound than my insignificant little explanation... I'll leave it for you to decide.
Some people have asked me what got me into meteorites. I've combined some old posts from my old list, and my original post with some updated info. Here it is...
What do I love about meteorites? Short quick and dirty answer, EVERYTHING!
The long answer... I love meteorites because of what they are, what they mean, and where they come from. I love meteorites because they are part of something way bigger than I am but I can hold them in the palm of my hand. I love meteorites because they make me wonder more about the origins of EVERYTHING!
Meteorite or MeteorWrong?
Is this a meteorite, or a meteorwrong? I'll be honest I'm not entirely sure.
Magnetic: NO
Nickel Test: Unknown
Iron Flecks or Specks: None Visible
Fusion Crust: ???
Thumbprints/Regmaglypts: Sorta
Yes or No? Maybe some super rare meteorite worth millions of dollars. Woohoo. I can quit my day job... What do you think?
