noncents Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Hi all,I thought I would share this recent ebay purchase. I wanted to find a nice, small-sized meteorite that had fusion crust for educational purchases, and I came across the one pictured on ebay for $10. The seller says it is an Algerian Chondrite with a mass of 14.7 grams. The seller was also kind enough to throw in some fragments of a Nantan iron-nickel meteorite as well! P.S. I included a lincoln cent for reference...I know a lot of people have those cool dice when showing how large a meteorite is. Any idea where I could get one, or if there is a special name for it?Happy new year,Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Beware of eBay, know who you're buying from.If the seller was from China the Nantan will be hematite.The stone looks like a typical desert varnished NWA chondrite. I don't like to pay much more that $0.10-0.30/g for unclassified stuff unless it's really purdy. Edited January 7, 2013 by Mikestang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noncents Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Beware of eBay, know who you're buying from.If the seller was from China the Nantan will be hematite.The stone looks like a typical desert varnished NWA chondrite. I don't like to pay much more that $0.10-0.30/g for unclassified stuff unless it's really purdy. Thanks for the info, Mike. Glad I only paid for what I saw!I don't think the seller was from China. The two fragments had a little cardboard placard that gave information about the Nantan meteorite, like composition, location, etc. looked very official, so I dunno. Thanks again for the help.Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I like the wheat cents too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noncents Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I like the wheat cents too.Thanks Frank, I'm actually a coin collector. I know a lot more about lincoln cents than I do about meteorites...lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I know a lot of people have those cool dice when showing how large a meteorite is. Any idea where I could get one, or if there is a special name for it?Happy new year,SimonThey are called scale cubes I think. Amazon or ebay may be a good place to start. Why their so expensive is beyond me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 scale cubes for scienctific purposes are machined and suposed to be exactly one centimeter...that way everyone has a common measure when looking at a picture...I forget what mine is made from but it was pricey...pennies are good enough for most of us...fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimi Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Aloha, Or you can go to copquest.com and check out their L-shaped photo scales that are used at crimes scenes. They work just as well for size reference and wont cost you and arm and a leg.Aloha and stay safe out there.Stan aka Kaimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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