Found yesterday in the roots of a very old fallen Tree over 200 grams and atractes a magnet strongly but non magnetic in its self . It may just be Magnetite.
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Apc I guess Im confusing your use of the phrase "boil holes" with ventricular openings such as in Lava rocks as meterorites do not have those they may have surface pits and thumb prints ( Regmaglpts ) but no "holes" at least thats from all my recent studys.
Score! The rare ones can cut to a considerable amount of cash. Get them to confirm in writing. the tests and test dates, where etc. Then jump on over with copies of the paperwork and have it registered on the international site in the UK. couple months wait time. can be up to two years. It wont have international trade value till its recorded. Then thousands of collectors will want a small slice. Only offer the slices up every so often and only 1 or 2 at a time.
Meterorite Not Meterowrong I had sent this over to the Geologey Dept. at Shasta Colledge Redding California Proffesor Randy Reed head of the Dept had it tested and inspected and confirmed it as a IVB or IIB type Meterorite further testing would be needed to narrow it down but as only 14 known specimens of the IVB are known to exsist it is most likely an IIB type !
While I am out metal detecting, I find similar objects and have found that they are "iron ore". They all stick to magnets but are not magnetic by themselves. They are usually black-ish/red-ish in color. This one is worth investigating though. Can't say for sure. Check with Chip at the Miners Cache in Redding.
Neither of those is magnetic. They have enough iron in them for a magnet to hang anywhere, but give them a shake and the magnet comes loose. Nickle content is the best test, however about 15% of the ones people actually see fall, and collect, have no nickle or iron at all. Those sites don't cover that portion. Just the most common. I got one offer of 12 cents a gram on the Liberty. lol. nope. Lots of 1/8" slices in a bread loaf size rock and those would get quartered or eighted and then weighed. Both will probably end up donated I think. Worth more for the public to see than cutting up.
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Apc I guess Im confusing your use of the phrase "boil holes" with ventricular openings such as in Lava rocks as meterorites do not have those they may have surface pits and thumb prints ( Regmaglpts ) but no "holes" at least thats from all my recent studys.
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Score! The rare ones can cut to a considerable amount of cash. Get them to confirm in writing. the tests and test dates, where etc. Then jump on over with copies of the paperwork and have it registered on the international site in the UK. couple months wait time. can be up to two years. It wont have international trade value till its recorded. Then thousands of collectors will want a small slice. Only offer the slices up every so often and only 1 or 2 at a time.
No ted no apprasel but going on a web search as a IIB the go for 3 to 5 hundred dollars if it was aIVB the value would go way up !
Congratulations Howard: Did they give you an idea of the value? Now I'm going to have to take another look at my over size tailings. Ted
Meterorite Not Meterowrong I had sent this over to the Geologey Dept. at Shasta Colledge Redding California Proffesor Randy Reed head of the Dept had it tested and inspected and confirmed it as a IVB or IIB type Meterorite further testing would be needed to narrow it down but as only 14 known specimens of the IVB are known to exsist it is most likely an IIB type !
Do a streak test on it.
GF
Slice it with a diamond saw...
While I am out metal detecting, I find similar objects and have found that they are "iron ore". They all stick to magnets but are not magnetic by themselves. They are usually black-ish/red-ish in color. This one is worth investigating though. Can't say for sure. Check with Chip at the Miners Cache in Redding.
Neither of those is magnetic. They have enough iron in them for a magnet to hang anywhere, but give them a shake and the magnet comes loose. Nickle content is the best test, however about 15% of the ones people actually see fall, and collect, have no nickle or iron at all. Those sites don't cover that portion. Just the most common. I got one offer of 12 cents a gram on the Liberty. lol. nope. Lots of 1/8" slices in a bread loaf size rock and those would get quartered or eighted and then weighed. Both will probably end up donated I think. Worth more for the public to see than cutting up.
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