[meteorite-list] Stolen meteorite

Darren Garrison cynapse at charter.net
Thu Feb 7 13:51:54 EST 2008


"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.



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