My friends in Hollister California found what we think are two meteor fragments in their backyard in the year 2000. They seem large to me, about 4.5 and 5.5 inches across. The reason we think they are meteors are:
1. My friends witnessed them falling
2. They reported finding them hot or glowing.
3. They are heavier than most rocks (for their volume)
4. They are blackened
5. They are rounded, not quite smooth just rounded into a nice ellipsoidal shape.
Some of these observations might NOT be indiicative of meteors.
The specific question I have are:
1. Would any scientist or astronomy buff be interested in these rocks?
2. Is there any value in identifiying the rocks and, if so, how might it be done?
See photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/76749534@N00/?saved=1
Thanks,
Ron
2006-07-03 20:27:36 · 18 answers · asked by Ron G 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
As part of the free enterprise system.....sell them and get what they can for them.
2006-07-13 02:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 18⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 15:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are really meteorites, they are very valuable. Take them to a planetary scientist who specializes in meteorites to find out. Also, get in touch with Robet A. Haag, who has spent most of his life finding and trading and selling meteorites. He has a website at www.meteoriteman.com
They might also be geodes, which are rock nodules, sometimes hollow, filled with crystals, in which case they are still valuable, more or less depending on what the crystals look like. But to find this out, you have to break or saw them open.
2006-07-03 21:25:26 · answer #3 · answered by Mark V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1)Yes, the would be mildly interested
2)Most meteriors are a nickel/iron alloy- this means they have a grain crystal structure.
3)Contact your local astronomy club- ask them to identify it. They will probably use acid to clean a small area of it, then using a microscope to look at the structure will then compaire it to known meterior structures. They can probably make some pretty good educated guesses.
2006-07-16 05:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most astronomers believe a meteor found immediately after falling would be cold rather than hot. It's up in the air though.
2006-07-19 02:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by Fallen_jedi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i think u should take them to a university or museam and see if they can tell you if they really are meteors and if they are they would be really be intrested in buying them for further research because a meteor is really old and contains metals and elements that are left over from when the planets were created millions of years ago.
2006-07-19 11:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by themailman562_13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they look like rocks i saw while building power lines in arkansas. as we were digging the holes the same looking rocks were piling up at the opening of the holes, due to the auger turning, i broke one open with a hammer and it appeared to be flint rock. a local person informed me that they called them arkansas baseballs, and the term meteorite was never mentioned
2006-07-15 21:38:16 · answer #7 · answered by noodle_212 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i and my friend too saw some glowing things passing in the sky at 6:42 pm IST ( Indian Standard Time)
. wen told to others they just saw us like a fool. da, i wonder y shouldn't the space centers see and print in the news papers about it. when people like us are interested in this things.
2006-07-17 03:33:01 · answer #8 · answered by Nikky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is so cool. i wish i found them. but how perfectly smooth it is and how spherical? are you sure its a meteorite? did it have an impact crater? with that size, its crater must be fairly noticeable. you can report it to the local authorities if your sure, then they will refer you. or just sell it at ebay.. so you can make money out of it..
2006-07-15 06:03:23 · answer #9 · answered by lamialestat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No real value to them, a geoligist or astromemer might have a use for them, has for a collector...try ebay...has for what you yourself could do with them...paperwieghts or put them in somebody's christmas stocking...
2006-07-03 20:37:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steal them from your friend, and THEN try to sell them to a university. If they're the real deal then they can be worth a LOT.
2006-07-03 20:36:26 · answer #11 · answered by Tony, ya feel me? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋