METEOR IN THE RAW

BSMStar · 6th January 2006, 02:40 AM

From the pictures, this is a Pallasite (a Stony-iron Meteorite)... a rare type of meteorite! It consists of olivine crystals (as a gem stone, it is also called Peridot) in a nickel iron matrix. Usually goes for around $5.00 a gram, so a cool million may not be that far-fetched for a monster this size.

Being a meteorite collector, it would be a crime to make this into a edged weapon... an expensive crime at that, even before removing the olivine.

Several Pallasites have been found in Kansas. At $5.00 a gram... anyone have a metal detector?

Jeff Pringle · 6th January 2006, 07:50 AM

It's a Brenham, and the fellow who found it did alot of legal legwork before he started looking - apparently signed contracts with all the local landowners in anticpation of a good find, so the rights to search in the vicinity might just be all sewn up.
For forging, Campo del Cielo would be more appropriate, low nickel and cheap, more like 5 cents a gram wholesale....

6th January 2006, 02:40 AM	#1
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	Pallasite From the pictures, this is a Pallasite (a Stony-iron Meteorite)... a rare type of meteorite! It consists of olivine crystals (as a gem stone, it is also called Peridot) in a nickel iron matrix. Usually goes for around $5.00 a gram, so a cool million may not be that far-fetched for a monster this size. Being a meteorite collector, it would be a crime to make this into a edged weapon... an expensive crime at that, even before removing the olivine. Several Pallasites have been found in Kansas. At $5.00 a gram... anyone have a metal detector?

6th January 2006, 07:50 AM	#2
Jeff Pringle Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 189	It's a Brenham, and the fellow who found it did alot of legal legwork before he started looking - apparently signed contracts with all the local landowners in anticpation of a good find, so the rights to search in the vicinity might just be all sewn up. For forging, Campo del Cielo would be more appropriate, low nickel and cheap, more like 5 cents a gram wholesale....