There are many reputable dealers out there who can help you get the best price for your meteorite. Stunning images from NASA's first 60 years of space exploration. While other cultures, around the world and across the centuries, have shown similar fascination with this otherworldly material, it was only in 1794 that German physicist Ernst Chladni proposed that meteorites came from outer space and plunged down to Earth in fiery flashes of light. Stony meteorites are made mostly of silicate minerals and are the most common type of meteorite. Zhang's obsession with meteorites started in 2009. A professional appraisal revealed the 470-kilogram shipment consisted of 90% iron and 8.9% nickel but lacked the sulfur content that pyrite has, said the statement, which was accompanied by a video of customs officers inspecting a number of brownish rocks. Josua Hutagalung, a coffin maker in a village in Sumatra, was minding his own business in early August when he heard a noise from above and - seconds later - a loud crash coming from his house. We hope this has helped you understand a little more about these amazing space rocks. Stone meteorite sphere - NWA 869. They sold their meteorites to major museums as astronomers began learning more about the rocks they uncovered, including that the average meteorite is 4.5 billion years old; many actually predate our solar system. This was an enormous meteorite fall! The fall showed up in 11 different radar sweeps from four different radars, making it one of the larger U.S. falls in the past ten years. Of all the meteors that flash across our sky, about 99.5 percent burn up in the atmosphere. The asking prices are $285 for 0.3g and $29,120 for 33.68g. Meteorites are often found by people who are looking for them, as well as by people who are simply out exploring. Each of these type falls into one or more subgroups based on their chemical composition. Recently fallen meteorites will have fusion crust on the outside. Chinese Meteorite and Tektite Vargas was already in Cranfield on Saturday, April 30th, when Fries and Welzenbach-Fries found their rocks. In a Word or Excel document use one line for each specimen. Ten minutes later, Vargas spotted onea 26-gram, fusion-crusted meteorite fragment. The area was at the time part of Shaanxi, but is now in the Gansu province. There, resting in the grass, was a 20-gram piece of meteorite. Lastly, a very small number of meteorites come from Earth. Collector Wanting to Sell Meteorites, or Tektites (or Heirs Having Inherited Collections): Sell Classified Meteorites or Tektites from Known Strewnfields or Locations, Sell Unclassified/Found Meteorites from Sahara, Gobi, Atacama or Any Desert, or Dry Lake Bed, Sell a Recent Meteorite Fall in Your Area, Meteorite Preservation, Protection & Curation Supplies, Starting or Expanding Your Meteorite Collection, If there was a confirmed meteorite fall in your area, town or village, then jump to, If you are a meteorite dealer, broker or hunter from the Sahara, Gobi, Atacama or any deserts, or dry lake bed, then jump to, If you want to know the pros and cons of the options to sell meteorites, tektites or collection, read, If you want to evaluate meteorite dealers for professionalism, background and ethical business practices, read, If you are ready to contact us with your list of tektites or meteorites to sell, then jump to, If you are a rockhound or you found an interesting rock that you might think is a meteorite, then please review our.