Meteorite

[TinaNichole]

I have a meteorite that I've had for about 3 years and I have been looking for someone in Yakima County, Washington that could look at it and offer me some assistance. But I have had no luck finding anyone. If there is anyone that could help, please let me know. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you !

 

[Terry Soloman]

Local college geology department? County Geologist?

 

[Rob Wesel]

Welcome to send me a photo in Portland
nakhladog@Comcast.net

 

[Tuberale]

Posting a photo may be enough.

 

[galenrog]

The photo is posted in her other thread. Can a moderator merge the two threads?

 

[4Strokes1Pick&Poke]

I have a meteorite that I've had for about 3 years and I have been looking for someone in Yakima County, Washington that could look at it and offer me some assistance. But I have had no luck finding anyone. If there is anyone that could help, please let me know. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you !

Run all the test first. Is it magnetic? Yes move to is it Hemitite or magnetite? Does it have fusion crust? Take the back of your toilet lid off, I use under the sink and give it scratch test. What color does it leave? No brown or black line now we are in the running for a comet! Take a file on one side we use electric thing my husband has, grind a edge flat doesn't ruin value and look to find spots on the flat inside. Nickle mostly sometimes more. And remember less than 1% OF 1% are ever metallic. Most are rock type. We find a lot here in the arid climate, because it preserves them well. We sell hundreds of dollars a year in meteorites and the meteorite men Steve and Geoff always come to the gem show in Tucson. Hope that helps, that's the checklist we go down and I found a lot of meteor-wrongs than right.

 

[4Strokes1Pick&Poke]

My husband refuses to go metorite hunting anymore he gets frustrated lol. I'm like is this one and he say grrr no! And then throws it over his shoulder and I'm U jerk!!!!I was looking at that, I think it was, now I won't know. He tells me you hunt stroon fields, falls were they are dang it, all huffy your not going to find more than one in same place! He is right, it's rare but I think we found a fall site not listed because Steve and Geoff took some and wanted to see where. And then I do it over and over and over lol, so he quit.