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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: bait_]
    #16626774 - 08/01/12 07:31 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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bait_ said:
that's a volcanic rock for sure. the color does indicate rich in iron (it weathers red)

i'd call it a 'black vesicular trap'

plus a meteorite would be smooth from the friction of entry into the atmosphere...






*edit http://sites.naturalsciences.org/faqs/meteorite.html

Edited by bait_ (08/01/12 01:55 PM)

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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: bait_]
    #16627441 - 08/01/12 10:47 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

IT AINT A FUCKIN MEOTORITE
EARTH IS A MEOTIRITE
FROM STARS AT DIED GADZLILLION YEARS AGO MAN
WHAT THE FUCK IT MATTER
IF ITS A MEOTIRITE OR NOTE
IT AINT SPESHILL
NO ONE GONNA BUY IT.
THROW IT IN YOUR KOI POND
SMOKE A JOINT
AND FORGET ABOUT THE FUCKING THING.
IT AINT WORTH SHIT DUDE


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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: Biffzilla]
    #16627553 - 08/01/12 11:06 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

it's not a meteorite, but they can sell for thousands at gem shows. i know since i see them sold. moldovites are especially rare and extemely valuable, as much as any gemstone and are carved and worn as jewelry.

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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: passifloracaerulea]
    #16627597 - 08/01/12 11:13 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

For real dude we had one of those Mutha fuckas.
Just a question, what would a 15 pound quarts crystial be worth
one about the size of a football, yeah clear and all faceted and shit/


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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: Biffzilla]
    #16627667 - 08/01/12 11:26 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

it depends on where it came from and if you have or know the chain of custody. damage on the termination deflects from the value, as does an inability to present the specimen. if it's been faceted by machine, then it's probably brazilian and worth about what you paid for it, maybe less. it's impossible to put a value on absolute unknowns.

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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: passifloracaerulea]
    #16627714 - 08/01/12 11:35 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

no it was a real gem. The problem is it had about 3 cluster. One big one the size of a football, the other the size of an elongated fist.
But my friend ripped that out and sold it.
I was pissed coz I didnt feel it was worth much anymore.
But he was greedy and did it.,
I wont elaborate on the origin of the piece, but its real, and sadly, not what it used to be.


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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: Biffzilla]
    #16627835 - 08/01/12 11:55 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

without the state and county at least, it will be considered worthless to any serious mineral collector. a "crystal healer" might not give a shit where it came from though.

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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: passifloracaerulea]
    #16638786 - 08/03/12 08:51 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

wonder how much its worth
ID say about 2500 british pounds at least
iuts fuckin huge
a pity that one piece of cluster was broken off...
a fist sized cluster off a football size main crystal...
a damn shame...


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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: elsebasf]
    #16649212 - 08/05/12 07:04 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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elsebasf said:
A friend found this around here http://maps.google.com.mx/maps?q=utch+chihuahua&hl=es&ll=28.642361,-106.151705&spn=0.005376,0.010568&sll=23.625269,-102.540613&sspn=22.70032,43.286133&hq=utch+chihuahua&radius=15000&t=h&z=17

It weights around a kilo and seems to be made of some kind of metal







wow amazing specimen. seems very old.


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Re: is this a meteorite? [Re: elsebasf]
    #16707501 - 08/15/12 11:58 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

No, not a meteorite.
In-fact, I am 95% sure that your rock is iron ore.
Are some parts of it kinda oily looking, creating a mother-of-pearl type of rainbow sheen?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_ore

Google some meteorite photos, you will see how wrong you are.

If it is ore, it has obviously been through a decent amount of heat! Usually when metal ore is melted naturally it becomes a lot more porous in its final appearance due to being squelched in cold liquid, that one is pretty holey but not bad actually!

I find them a lot on this old(ancient!) unused railroad track I know that hasn't been used since the 30's. They used to melt down and pour their giant metal track spikes as they went, thus Iron ore scattered around at random. When I first found them, I figured the same thing. These must be alien rocks!!!! Took them to a geologist at the University here, and they turned out to be Iron ore.

If you know anything about Scoria, it looks a lot like it went through a similar process.
It may be a piece of Scoria that had iron ore in it when it was fused.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoria

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