Can I sell a piece of meteorite?

If you have classified meteorites, or a meteorite collection for sale, we are meteorite buyers, so please contact us. We purchase individual meteorite specimens, entire collections, and also offer appraisal services.

How much can I sell meteorite for?

A prime specimen will easily fetch $50/gram while rare examples of lunar and Martian meteorites may sell for $1,000/gram or more — almost forty times the current price of gold!

Where can I get a meteorite appraised?

You may try contacting the Geological Survey of your state, a local college or university or college or a local natural history museum. In addition, there are a few commercial firms that will charge a fee for examining and identifying suspected meteorites.

What to do if you find a meteorite?

I urge you to saw your rock in two or cut off an “end.” Use a tile saw or bring it to a local rock shop where they are likely to have a lapidary saw. Most (89\%) stony meteorites are ordinary chondrites. Metal grains are easily visible on the sawn face of an ordinary chondrite. If you contact me, use email.

How do you get meteorites classified?

Meteorites are classified into different types based on their mineral composition, textures, the presence or absence of chondrules, and other criteria.

How do I get my meteorite classified?

Send the stone you have found to someone who accepts meteorites for examination. Several places can be found online that will look at suspected meteorites for free or a small charge. Then if it is a meteorite choose a lab or the initial examiner may suggest labs.

Are all meteorites worth money?

Meteorites have significant financial value to collectors and scientific value to researchers. Meteorite values can range from a few dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

How rare is it to find a meteorite?

Only about 1 in 1000 meteorites is from the Moon or Mars. I have been looking for one for 40 years and I have not found one. If there is no fusion crust, then neither you nor I can identify a rock as an achondrite just “by looking.” Achondrites look like terrestrial rocks.

Who can identify a meteorite?

Practically all meteorites contain a significant amount of extraterrestrial iron and nickel, so the first step in identifying a possible meteorite is the magnet test. Iron and stony-iron meteorites are rich in iron, and will stick to a powerful magnet so strongly that it can be difficult to separate them!

Where is the best place to search for meteorites?

Antarctica
The best hunting grounds are large, barren expanses where a dark rock — meteorites tend to be blackish — is easy to spot. Deserts, such as Southern California’s Mojave Desert, and icy regions, such as Antarctica, are ideal.

Is it legal to own, buy or sell a meteorite?

Yes. It is completely legal to own a meteorite, at least in the United States. Different countries have set different rules. Later in the article, we will examine the property rules for them in other places but we will examine the U.S. legal framework first. There are some caveats for meteorite ownership though.

Who buys meteorites for money?

SkyFall will buy your entire collection, a part of your collection or even an individual specimen. If there was a confirmed meteorite fall in your area, town or village, then jump to Section 3.

What are the rarest meteorites?

Stony-iron meteorites are the rarest of the three types of meteorites and contain an equal mixture of silicates and a nickel-iron alloy. There are two subgroups: Pallasites and Mesosiderites. Pallasites are “believed to form between the outer shell and core of an asteroid” (8), and the primary silicate mineral found in them is olivine.

How to certify a meteorite?

The Visual Test: -Is it brown or black- meteorites are usually these colors either because it just fell (Black) or it has been lying there and has weathered over time

The Density Test -First: weigh your meteorite on a precise scale.

The Chemical Test -Clean up the potential meteorite real good – Use some vinegar to remove the surface rust (the vinegar is acid and it helps to remove some

If your obsessed with knowing for sure or think you have a planetary meteorite