A Meteorite Tried to Get my Boy!

Catfish · 10-19-24, 03:42 PM

First congrats it did not hit anyone!

How big is it? Weight? If walnut-sized to double-walnut-sized it could(!) be a kind of aubrite, if so it would contain only few metal but mostly magnesium-silicate fosterite and enstatite. Also it would be very rare..

But not sure, so don't take my word for it

Eichhörnchen · 10-19-24, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

First congrats it did not hit anyone!

How big is it? Weight? If walnut-sized to double-walnut-sized it could(!) be a kind of aubrite, if so it would contain only few metal but mostly magnesium-silicate fosterite and enstatite. Also it would be very rare..

But not sure, so don't take my word for it

It is indeed the size of a large walnut, 5cm along its longest edge and weighs 41g. I can see tiny sparkly specks in it, suggestive of silica

Moonlight · 10-19-24, 05:05 PM

I'll start the bidding at 5p, that might be the best offer you could get.

Raf1394 · 10-19-24, 05:18 PM

Wow. Amazing to see.

Eichhörnchen · 10-20-24, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonlight

I'll start the bidding at 5p, that might be the best offer you could get.

Moira collects curios so she wants to keep it - it'd have to be worth a lot if we were to sell it but it would be interesting to get an estimate of its value

Aktungbby · 10-20-24, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Moira collects curios so she wants to keep it - it'd have to be worth a lot if we were to sell it but it would be interesting to get an estimate of its value

ATTN. MODERATOR!
...now that Moira's puttin' the glom on her only child's Orionid meteorite, this whole thread should be moved to the pre-existing: 'The Latest Horror' thread to save valuable

bandwidth!

Rockstar · 10-20-24, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

ATTN. MODERATOR!
...now that Moira's puttin' the glom on her only child's Orionid meteorite, this whole thread should be moved to the pre-existing: 'The Latest Horror' thread to save valuable

bandwidth!

I can see it now. The prize meteorite on prominent display surrounded by little miner figurines of The Seven Dwarves.

Eichhörnchen · 10-20-24, 06:06 PM

@ Aktung & Rockstar -

oh dear oh dear

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,803 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	First congrats it did not hit anyone! How big is it? Weight? If walnut-sized to double-walnut-sized it could(!) be a kind of aubrite, if so it would contain only few metal but mostly magnesium-silicate fosterite and enstatite. Also it would be very rare.. But not sure, so don't take my word for it __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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