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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 5, 2018 9:41:06 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on Oct 5, 2018 9:44:20 GMT -5
Saw that on the news this morning. Wouldn't that be fun?
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Post by miket on Oct 5, 2018 11:07:59 GMT -5
Cool story!
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 5, 2018 16:51:41 GMT -5
I wonder if they are going to be fair and give the farmer something even though he gave it away? Although the estimated value sounds over-estimated. That comes out to around $100 per gram. Pretty high for most iron meteorites. Most sell for $1-5 per gram. Being a US fall will bring the value up a little.
There are various stories like this including meteorites being used for doorstops, to prop a mailbox post, in stone walls, etc. My favorite was the iron meteorite being used as a dog's water bowl in Mexico. A famous meteorite researcher traded a pick up truck for it.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 5, 2018 17:02:55 GMT -5
That’s a fun story Chuck. Thanks for sharing it.
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