[meteorite-list] Prospectors, Scientists Vie for Rocks More Precious Than Gold (Meteorites)
From: David Weir <dgweir_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Feb 28 03:12:57 2006 Message-ID: <440360E4.6070702_at_earthlink.net> > http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2006/02/27/prospectors_scientists_vie_for_rocks_more_precious_than_gold/ > In 1995, Killgore gave up his job as a plumber to become a meteorite > prospector. He now has one of the world's premier private collections, > including one lunar specimen valued at $8 million that he located with > the help of Bedouin nomads. NWA 773, which I guess he's discussing with the journalist here, has a TKW of 633 g; at $8 million value, this comes to $12,638/g. The same type of lunar gabbro material can be purchased for a few hundred per gram today. David Received on Mon 27 Feb 2006 03:28:20 PM PST |
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