Monster meteorite

[Deepdiger]

Found this meteorite traveling across Iowa. I was wondering if anybody could put a value on it? roughly

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[mrmackin]

Wow! How fast was it traveling?

 

[hvacker]

NO. Because what we don't know. Was it from a known fall, how heavy is it (grams), is it a confirmed meteorite, what type, how important was the fall, how common are other finds.

 

[Joe Dirt]

Sometimes a pic speaks a thousand words... in the case of appraising just a pic & no info doesn't cut it, not even close

 

[Tuberale]

Based solely on the quarter next to the stone, and without having any data on weight, content, make-up, etc.; looks like about a 3 pound'er to me. Meteorites worth about $10,000 per pound, once they have been CONFIRMED. Lots of stones are found. Few are proven to be meteorites.

Have you done a specific gravity on the stone? Have you compared the magnetic signature to a stainless steel knife? Have you filed a "window" into the stone to prove metallic content?

 

[TerryC]

Common irons go for about a dollar a pound. TTC