[meteorite-list] Stolen meteorite

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:51:54 -0500
Message-ID: <pkkmq3101oht222075e42usdc5sjgc7kkj_at_4ax.com>

"Greenish brown with crystals" and about $100 a gram. Some rare pallasite?

http://www.wftv.com/news/15244324/detail.html

SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. -- A space rock is missing from the Florida Keys.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says a meteorite was stolen sometime between
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from a display at a gathering of amateur
astronomers on West Summerland Key.

The meteorite is worth $10,000 and weighs about 99 grams. It's greenish-brown
with crystals. One side of it has a cut.

The meteorite was on display at the Winter Star Party by a vendor from
Pennsylvania. Authorities say the vendor had it in an unlocked case covered with
a tarp.

The gathering is hosted by Miami's Southern Cross Astronomical Society.
Received on Thu 07 Feb 2008 01:51:54 PM PST