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47 minutes ago, Valens Legacy said:
I would carefully have a slice cut from it and then maybe donate it to a museum for the tax write-off.
Something like that could be worth a lot of money if you handle it the right way.
Wow. Ok. I shall look into that.
Thanks again Valens. 👍
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2 hours ago, Lunk said:
Awesome Jim, that’s what we like to see!
Wow, thanks Lunk.
So this should add considerable weight to its confirmation as a meteorite.
Fantastic!
Soo happy.
A dream come true.
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31 minutes ago, Valens Legacy said:
Nice find Jim, thanks for sharing it.
Now what are you going to do with it is the question.
Maybe place it inside a window box and hang it on your wall.
Hi Valens,
I am considering getting a professional to cut me a slice to reveal its inner beauty.
And yes, make some sort of nice frame to display it.This is my first meteorite and really a dream come true. I’m told it’s ‘older than the Earth’!
So amazing.
Would you guys cir a slice and do the same?
Suggestions?
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Hi Guys,
Found a possible meteorite near Coolgardie (West Australia) last Friday.
I'm in the process of getting an authority to either confirm or decline it as a proper meteorite. I've had two agencies reply so far who are quite confident its the real deal and the most likely candidate is a 'H Chondrite'.
It was found while I was gold detecting and produced a very strong signal on my Minelab 7000. Depth about 200mm. No other ironstones or hot-rocks in the area. Very quiet ground.
Fingers crossed!
Anyway, it was gently extracted with my plastic scoop in easy digging soil and came as 5 separate fragments that I managed to make fit together back home once I washed all the soil of them pretty nicely! Went together like a jigsaw!
Here's some pictures.
Cheers folks.
Jim.
New Find From Coolgardie, Australia
in Metal Detecting For Meteorites
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Wow! Thanks Lunk!
Just so happens that yesterday a geologist I emailed suggested I do exactly that.
Good news!! Shiny specks of iron/nickel are indeed clearly visible! (pics to follow)