[meteorite-list] Statesboro Meteorite
From: ken newton <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:11 2004 Message-ID: <4071987D.1030606_at_earthlink.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000509040208070302080200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Looking at the photo, I would guess a larger mass is still buried in that bean field. kn Tom aka James Knudson wrote: >It would seem ever since PF every body that finds a meteorite thinks they >are going to be rich! He is going to sit on that one for a while! > >Thanks, Tom >peregrineflier <>< >Proudest member of the YMCA # OU812 >----- Original Message ----- >From: ken newton <magellon_at_earthlink.net> >To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> >Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:00 AM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Statesboro Meteorite > > > > >>The ebay listing is: >> >> >> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2235008196&category=3239 > > >>I think he should have taken the $25,000. >>Perhaps a meteorite dealer would venture an estimate of this meteorite's >>wholesale value? >>Inquiring minds would like to know. :>) >>Best, >>Ken >>#9632 >>http://imca.cc >> >> >> >>Ron Baalke wrote: >> >> >> >>>http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/040504/LOC_meteorite.shtml >>> >>>Mega-dollar meteorite >>> >>>Bulloch County farmer holding out for big bucks for not-so-big >>>rock >>> >>>By Robert Branch >>>Savannah Morning News >>>April 5, 2004 >>> >>>A prime piece of extraterrestrial real estate is for sale in Bulloch >>>County. The owner has already turned down an offer of $25,000 >>>for it. But whoever buys it can't build a house on it or sell it for >>>commercial development because it's no bigger than the palm of >>>an adult human hand. >>> >>>It's a meteorite, formed billions of years ago when the universe >>>was new, say scientists who have examined it. It is called the >>>Statesboro Meteorite because meteorites are typically named >>>for the nearest city, county or other geographic feature. >>> >>>Farmer Harold Cannon unearthed the meteorite four years ago >>>while operating a bean picker in one of his fields. He said he >>>knew it was no ordinary rock when he picked it up. >>> >>>Ultimately, he took the six-pound object to the department of >>>geology and geography at Georgia Southern University. >>> >>>In order for a meteorite to be officially recognized by the >>>international scientific community, a "type specimen" of at >>>least 20 grams must be analyzed by a qualified curatorial facility. >>> >>>GSU research scientist Michael Kelley sent samples of the >>>meteorite to the Smithsonian and a college in Pennsylvania. >>>Tests show it is a relatively common meteorite known as a >>>chondrite, made up of metals and stony minerals. >>> >>>Kelley also sent a few grams to the Space Science Laboratory at >>>the University of California at Berkeley. >>> >>>"Scientists there will carbon date the sample to see if they can >>>determine how long it has been on the surface of the Earth," >>>Kelley said, adding they'll also study gases trapped in the >>>mineral grains to determine how long it traveled through space >>>before landing here. >>> >>>Although scientists at GSU have made Cannon an offer for the >>>meteorite, it's currently for sale on eBay. Cannon said GSU >>>wouldn't meet his price. >>> >>>"He said he wanted to try getting as much money as he can for >>>it," said Kelley "We certainly would like to have it in our >>>museum but we have a limited amount we would be able to offer >>>him." >>> >>>Kelley wouldn't say what that amount is, but he said meteorites, >>>depending upon the type and quality, can sell for anywhere from >>>$3 to $8 per gram. Cannon's chondrite weighs 2,061 grams. >>> >>>Cannon's Internet listing includes a description and photo of the >>>meteorite, along with a note from alerting bidders that he has >>>already turned down an offer for $25,000. >>> >>>At last check the bids on the site hadn't exceeded $150. >>> >>>Sometimes meteorites are broken up and the pieces sold, but >>>Cannon said he will sell his find whole. Fernbank Science Center >>>in Atlanta offered to buy a piece, but their price was too low for >>>Cannon. >>> >>>Ed Albin, an astronomer at Fernbank, said the museum there has >>>sections of 23 meteorites that have been found in Georgia and >>>would like to have Cannon's. >>> >>>"I'm not sure we have the funds to acquire a meteorite," Albin >>>said. >>> >>>"The benefit of having it would be that it is a find that would be >>>kept in Georgia. One of the things I'm concerned about is that a >>>European or Asian collector could acquire it and it would leave >>>the country altogether." >>> >>>______________________________________________ >>>Meteorite-list mailing list >>>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >>>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>______________________________________________ >>Meteorite-list mailing list >>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> >> > > > > --------------000509040208070302080200 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Looking at the photo, I would guess a larger mass is still buried in that bean field.<br> kn<br> <br> <br> Tom aka James Knudson wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid004d01c41b30$96ecd4a0$08cc43d8_at_malcolm"> <pre wrap="">It would seem ever since PF every body that finds a meteorite thinks they are going to be rich! He is going to sit on that one for a while! Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< Proudest member of the YMCA # OU812 ----- Original Message ----- From: ken newton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:magellon_at_earthlink.net"><magellon@earthlink.net></a> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"><meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com></a> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Statesboro Meteorite </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">The ebay listing is: </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2235008196&category=3239">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2235008196&category=3239</a> </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I think he should have taken the $25,000. Perhaps a meteorite dealer would venture an estimate of this meteorite's wholesale value? Inquiring minds would like to know. :>) Best, Ken #9632 <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://imca.cc">http://imca.cc</a> Ron Baalke wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/040504/LOC_meteorite.shtml">http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/040504/LOC_meteorite.shtml</a> Mega-dollar meteorite Bulloch County farmer holding out for big bucks for not-so-big rock By Robert Branch Savannah Morning News April 5, 2004 A prime piece of extraterrestrial real estate is for sale in Bulloch County. The owner has already turned down an offer of $25,000 for it. But whoever buys it can't build a house on it or sell it for commercial development because it's no bigger than the palm of an adult human hand. It's a meteorite, formed billions of years ago when the universe was new, say scientists who have examined it. It is called the Statesboro Meteorite because meteorites are typically named for the nearest city, county or other geographic feature. Farmer Harold Cannon unearthed the meteorite four years ago while operating a bean picker in one of his fields. He said he knew it was no ordinary rock when he picked it up. Ultimately, he took the six-pound object to the department of geology and geography at Georgia Southern University. In order for a meteorite to be officially recognized by the international scientific community, a "type specimen" of at least 20 grams must be analyzed by a qualified curatorial facility. GSU research scientist Michael Kelley sent samples of the meteorite to the Smithsonian and a college in Pennsylvania. Tests show it is a relatively common meteorite known as a chondrite, made up of metals and stony minerals. Kelley also sent a few grams to the Space Science Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley. "Scientists there will carbon date the sample to see if they can determine how long it has been on the surface of the Earth," Kelley said, adding they'll also study gases trapped in the mineral grains to determine how long it traveled through space before landing here. Although scientists at GSU have made Cannon an offer for the meteorite, it's currently for sale on eBay. Cannon said GSU wouldn't meet his price. "He said he wanted to try getting as much money as he can for it," said Kelley "We certainly would like to have it in our museum but we have a limited amount we would be able to offer him." Kelley wouldn't say what that amount is, but he said meteorites, depending upon the type and quality, can sell for anywhere from $3 to $8 per gram. Cannon's chondrite weighs 2,061 grams. Cannon's Internet listing includes a description and photo of the meteorite, along with a note from alerting bidders that he has already turned down an offer for $25,000. At last check the bids on the site hadn't exceeded $150. Sometimes meteorites are broken up and the pieces sold, but Cannon said he will sell his find whole. Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta offered to buy a piece, but their price was too low for Cannon. Ed Albin, an astronomer at Fernbank, said the museum there has sections of 23 meteorites that have been found in Georgia and would like to have Cannon's. "I'm not sure we have the funds to acquire a meteorite," Albin said. "The benefit of having it would be that it is a find that would be kept in Georgia. One of the things I'm concerned about is that a European or Asian collector could acquire it and it would leave the country altogether." ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------000509040208070302080200-- Received on Mon 05 Apr 2004 01:33:49 PM PDT |
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