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i hope this could be a real lunar meteorite?

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#1 unfindable

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Posted 21 March 2024 - 02:02 PM

today 21-03-2024 i found a real good looking lunar meteorite at least i hope it could be. My apologies for leaving the forum but i thought i overloaded you guys with all my posts. enjoy the foto.

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Posted 21 March 2024 - 02:24 PM

Keep your eyes open for Shergar and Lord Lucan while you're at it.


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Posted 21 March 2024 - 02:29 PM

I enjoy looking at your photos.  Even if they don't turn out to be meteorites they're often interesting.

 

Kevin


Edited by KMH, 21 March 2024 - 02:31 PM.

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Posted 21 March 2024 - 03:11 PM

I enjoy looking at your photos.  Even if they don't turn out to be meteorites they're often interesting.

 

Kevin

thanks



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Posted 21 March 2024 - 03:24 PM

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Posted 21 March 2024 - 03:34 PM

Only way you will know if its a meteorite let alone a Lunar meteorite is to send it off whole or a decent part of it to a lab that specializes in classifications and compositions. Having collected and sold meteorites for years and dealing with the top renown meteorite Dealers in the world, there are several labs that will test and determine if its a meteorite. I believe they do this for free, however it may take time like several months to a year or so. A search on the internet will show several labs that specialize in this.

 

I will say it looks interesting with its basalt look to it.

 

Good luck!

 

Cheers

Don


Edited by emflocater, 21 March 2024 - 03:36 PM.

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Posted 21 March 2024 - 03:40 PM

Interesting! With some reasonable certification, lunar meteorites go for around $100/gram. Without certification, they go for around $0/gram. The differential in cost is knowing that it is indeed lunar rather than most likely not.    Tom

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Posted 21 March 2024 - 04:12 PM

Only way you will know if its a meteorite let alone a Lunar meteorite is to send it off whole or a decent part of it to a lab that specializes in classifications and compositions. Having collected and sold meteorites for years and dealing with the top renown meteorite Dealers in the world, there are several labs that will test and determine if its a meteorite. I believe they do this for free, however it may take time like several months to a year or so. A search on the internet will show several labs that specialize in this.

 

I will say it looks interesting with its basalt look to it.

 

Good luck!

 

Cheers

Don

photo are very hard to judge, here is a better one. what do you think?

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Posted 11 April 2024 - 02:08 PM

i have cut off a piece and am curious what you think it is.

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