Desertsunburn Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 http://www.merrittherald.com/news/166428806.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Jasper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 meteorites are worth $800.00 per gram ... is that a misprint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haderly Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Woohoo I am rich!!! Anyone that wants in on the wealth I know where there is a strewn field that we could fill up a dump truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Haderly ... Ya that's what i thought when I read the article. That would be easily about 15x more value than a gram of gold! Just think of the meteorite rush that would start!!!Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Looks like a horse's heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 A prospector who has never seen jasper before?? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Hey, look - another not-a-meteorite in the news: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/possible-meteorites-found-after-bang-light-166513896.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Dang! I should send in my Meteorite sent down by the Borg in a Obvious attempt to locate the Gold Diggings I've found over the years.Disguised as a Mini Monolith, one would never notice it laying in the rocks.Yep found it on my own property I did.Sneaky Devils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peakbager Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Truly bad reporting keep dreaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Just shows to go ya........ Jasper and basalt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 A prospector who has never seen jasper before?? SteveIs there such a thing as a jasperite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Dang! I should send in my Meteorite sent down by the Borg in a Obvious attempt to locate the Gold Diggings I've found over the years.Disguised as a Mini Monolith, one would never notice it laying in the rocks.Yep found it on my own property I did.Sneaky Devils!Home,That's shaped just exactly like my (what I call) bisquit rock, same size too, except yours looks gray and mines brown. Does yours glitter in direct sun light? Mine does. Interesting.Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Na, hematite .Sold that one a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 It is a damm fine piece of Jasper though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I Got One!! So last night I saw a bright flash and loud bang coming from the backyard. Today , I went to the back yard and found this rock sitting all by itself. Well, this rock has been there for 3 years but I am convinced it was the reason for the bright light ! It must be a meteor.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Adam,You got dirt dobbers too? lol!Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 This story does bring up an interesting question. Are there any documented sightings of meteorites crashing into the earth near streams or lakes? Would be neat to see the difference in appearance between a meteorite that cooled slowly vs. one that cooled fast.Or, are they already cooled down before striking earth?Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 They come from the depths of space where it is absolute zero; they are already "cooled down". Their brief (a few seconds) pass through the atmosphere only heats up the very exterior, and that, too, typically cools before they make it to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Thank's Mike!Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdlady Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 You guys are so funny, at least show me the real thing so I will know what it is when i find it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedrock Bob Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Musta been a slow news day. You would have thunk the reporter would have known right away that this guy was nothing but B.S. It seems every claim he made was a fantasy. You dont just throw out that much B.S. while you are holding a common hunk of agate and expect people to believe it unless'n you are about a half bubble off. The reporter was mighty gullible or willing to present BS hoping it would excite someone who didn't know any better. I suspect the latter.They alluded to some sort of "value" that this thing might have with nothing but the opinion of some wack-job that claims to be a miner but can't recognize the earth's most common mineral class. The only thing I believe in his story is that he stalled his rock saw three times trying to cut it.It seems that more and more the media is interviewing crackpots and presenting it as news. It is sort of "Enquirerish" reporting don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Yeah Bob,That rock saw has stalled on a lot of things wouldn't you say?pretty weird stuffThe reason I like the thread isit provides a way to see what a great sense of humor so many of you guys have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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