How much is a lunar breccia meteorite worth?
A prime specimen will easily fetch $50/gram while rare examples of lunar and Martian meteorites may sell for $1,000/gram or more — almost forty times the current price of gold!
What is the value of a lunar meteorite?
A piece of lunar meteorite is on sale at auction, and experts estimate the final price will tally at keast $340,000.
How do you know if its a lunar meteorite?
The first kind of information that can be used to identify a meteorite as lunar is that obtained from either hand samples or thin sections. Lunar meteorites can be feldspathic rocks (and including breccias), basalts (and including breccias), and mixed breccias, and each has its own specific textural characteristics.
Can you buy lunar meteorite?
At $5,000.00 per gram, this 1.567 kg Lunar Achondrite Enstatite, is a bargain for those who know their lunars. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany your purchase. The Australian Calcalong Creek Lunar meteorite sold for $40,000.00 per gram in 1992! What are you waiting for?
Are lunar meteorites heavy?
This stone is one of many of the NWA 8046 clan (paired meteorite stones) of which there is more than 200 kg. At the other extreme, several of the lunar meteorite fragments found in Antarctica and Oman only weigh a few grams (a U.S. nickel weighs 5 grams).
Can you buy lunar dust?
It is illegal to own any sample of lunar material collected by the Apollo Missions to the Moon. This superb lunar material collectible features a glass vial filled with 0.2 grams of moon dust! Also included are a Certificate of Authenticity and 4×6 photograph. “Moon Dust” is collected when a lunar meteorite is sawn.
How do I know if this is a meteorite?
Density: Meteorites are usually quite heavy for their size, since they contain metallic iron and dense minerals. Magnetic: Since most meteorites contain metallic iron, a magnet will often stick to them. For “stony” meteorites, a magnet might not stick, but if you hang the magnet by a string, it will be attracted.