Questions That Are Hard to Answer
"Can you tell me what this is??"
"Do u know what it is?"
"What is this?"
"I found this in Florida. Is it from here or somewhere else?"
"I found this in my garden. Do you know what it is?"
"Can you tell if this picture looks like a meteorite?"
"I got this meteor about 20 years ago for Christmas. I am just curious if
you can ID and confirm it really is a meteor."
"Is it true that the moon center is not hot (lava) like the earth? And is
it true that there is a belt of rocks that cut the moon from it's surface to
it's center and through to the other surface?"
"If a person were to find fragments of meteorites, would they be worth ant
money? thanks."
"And my big question is: Why, if it is not from above, can't anyone show
me another on earth like it?"
"Could you tell me what a meteorite, that has been covered by rich black
soil, in Illinois, for many, many years would be like?"
"First: why do the meteorites land in the pattern they do in the Mare and
Highlands areas?"
"For an essay, I have to find out imformation on how the moon was formed.
I don't know if you are the right person to contact, but if you are, do you have
any imformation for me?"
"I'm researching lunar meteorites for a novel I'm writing ...
I'm specifically interested in the lunar finds being made in Libya, and I'd like
to find more material on what's happening there and what role the Libyan government
takes in the finds (for example, does it require some kind of licensing agreement
or joint venture agreement from foreigners who look for meteorites there? And
in what way does it try to control the disposition of the meteorites that are
found?)"
"Is there any good equipment available for meteorite hunting in the field?
Will a metal detector do the trick?"
"How do you explain a quartz sandstone cenented with hematite being in the
Sandhills of North Carolina, which has no large stones in the region?"
"I have recently purchased a couple of NWA meteorites that are unclassified.
Can you tell me who I might send a sample of them to, in order that they might
be classified, and possibly given an official NWA number?"
"found your site while looking around for information concerning the possible
effect upon earth
should the moon experience a profound (in other words, REALLY big) impact. Do
you have any knowledge or info you could share offhand, or could you point me
in the direction where I might find it?"
"HELLO,
ANY FOUND IN MISSOUR ?
WALT"
"A breccia in a breccia that contains vesicles or melted voids that are
dark in color, would that be considered an agglutinate?"
"I believe you know meteorites and are familiar with regmaglypts. I thought these
clouds especially upper right have a regmaglyptic configuration and since they
were formed rapidly on a windy day, underwent a comparable process as a meteorite.
I would welcome your comments."
"What you can tell about bolide, weight 28 tons, a dimension 3500 õ 3000ìì. Age
about 4 000 000 years."
"Is the moon a product of design or chance?"
"If you where to cut a slab of that meteorite Q Alex. Would there likely
be an unusual rim about 2 mm thick around the outer edge."
"Is it possible to get some information concerning the 2 meteorites, photos
atached: 1- What kind of meteorites are they? 2- What is the approximate value
of them? 3- Would someone be interested in buying them?"
"What are the possibilities of finding a lunar meteorite in the mid Missouri
area?"
"Short of a chemical analysis, is there a way to determine whether a "lunar
meteorite" is authentic? ... But how does one really know for sure?"
"Do you know of anyone personally that we might be able to get to give us
a difinitive answer as to what it is?"
From three different men:
1) "I was considering the purchase of a small piece of lunar meteorite (particularly
NWA 482) to include as part of engagement ring to my girlfriend. How can I be
sure of the validity of the claims of its origin."
2) "Anyone can sell a pebble and say it was from the moon. I was wondering
if you would be able to provide me with a reliable source where I can acquire
a real sample. I would like to surprise my girlfriend and say I have a piece
of the moon for her, however small."
3) "I trying to make an engagement ring with a piece of the Lunar meteorite mentioned
in the subject line. I would like to know what it's hardness is. Well if it has
a single hardness that is. I would like to grind it down but need to know the
hardness first."
"I live in a small town up in Northern Ontario, Canada. I'm having a hell
of a time getting a 'diagnosis' of what my rocks are. I live amongst alot of
amethyst, but lately I've encountered a vein of white, crystalline, block shaped
rocks, some the size of a 200lb man,,,, (Up here, we get lots of those,,, lol),
Anyway, I was really hoping you could help me out, as nobody in this town gives
a turd about rocks or anything else,,,, (Lunchbox working man's town). Thank
you for your time, and I really hope you can find the time to respond. Sorry,
I don't have a photo."
"I have no interest in chipping the rock for testing as it is of sentimental
value, if not scientific. Furthermore I would prefer not to send it out, given
its size and potential value. Can you offer any suggestions as to getting it
tested, or forward me to the appropriate person?
"Please contact me if you are interesting."
"Just reading your article on the web regarding meteorite - do you know
what a B.L.O is?"
"Ive read allur webPages&Iunderstand,Are u intrstd inrare1.5fall meteorite
highest magnesium+evidence of oxygen&Ican send u its sample.guide me."
"Is it possible to test nickel by crushing a piece of suspect rock and placing
it in a glass container with hydrochloric acid, and distilled water, then using
two steel rods, one connected to a negative and one to a positive side of a 1.5
volt battery. Then after rinsing the negative side with distilled water, test
the metal that has collected with a nickel test kit?"
"i came across a solid, polished, jet black perfect egg shape object in the wilderness
in western asia. it measures approximately 8 foot high and 5 foot wide. what
could
it be, a meteorite?"
"How can I at least make an attempt at classifying an unknown meteorite
without sending it to someone else?"
"Is there a lot of magnetic rocks.. out there ?"
"My friend from Alabama cut this rock open and noticed some interesting
features.
She thought it looked "Martian." I said "your crazy!!!" We
got into a big fight and made a bet. I bet her a dinner at a nice restaurant,
thinking, if it was "Martian" I would get some free food and wine out
of the deal. Can you help us?"
"Hi,have you ever heard of a meteorite containing something inside;like an egg?"
"i recently bought 18 beads of polished iron-nickel meteorite from a
Gemstone Distributer in Singapore. Each bead cost S$30. According to the seller,
the beads
have intense energy & are good for prayers & meditation purpose. Without
much understanding & out of curiosity, i bought them to try out.
After wearing the beads for a few days, i find that i have mild joint pains
at the neck, ankle, knees etc. My right arm muscles (where i wear the beads)
are also aching.
i start to question whether the iron-nickel is actually suitable to be worn
by humans, and somehow led me to your website. i would greatly appreciate it
if you could advise me on the following: a. How is the iron-nickel rock created
in outerspace? Is it thru some form of Nuclear Reaction / Radioactivity? b.
Does prolong wearing of iron-nickel (as jewellery) harms the human body (since
it has magnetic property thus may alter our blood circulation since
we have iron in our system)?"
"I will tell you an odd story , however I must asure y0u that I amnot off
my rocker: I have 5 degrees: 2 under graduate degrees , inelect. engr, and in
world
religion. 3 masters :near estern history /archeology minor, theology, and physics...
I live on an old mountain top in northern arizona, on a ridge line,
of rock and clay. in a valley on my property there are one for sure
and possibly two other meteorite craders...
About a year ago I started to did in the mound , ( a series of sholven wide trenches)
the mound is at least 4 ft. above the
surface, and I of coarse needed to use the metal detectro... Why did the indians
build this elongated structure ? Now I am fully
cognisent that these indians , if they had seen this object fallen , that
they would have believed that it was from one of their god's and would
have most likly built a structure around it , to of coarse worship it....
but if it was a normal meteorite , that beeing some what round , why the
greatly elongated structure ??????"
"Please give this a name. Thank you."
"Looks like this moon rock stuff is getting political again.. We the people have
not heard about this moon stuff for what less than 40 years… Give me a
break.. I’m 68 years young and could scream when I read about this stuff.
Where’s all the pictures of Mars???? Etc.. If Russia can plant a flag on
the bottom of the Artic Ocean and claim the land under , what would stop them,China,Iran,or
even Japan from claiming the moon??? Hey, my other question is… Why is
there no wind on the Moon??"
"Well I'm gonna try to find out if I got something do you want pics?"
"anything about this look meteoric to you?"
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