posted on Sep, 16 2022 @ 05:24 PM
The meteorite is a Carbonaceous Chondrite, suspected to be the crustal parts of an exploded minor or major planet that now occupies the asteroid belt.
Most contain amino acids and most all contain methane like Murchison and Allende. They all have some minute water content but this one is
exceptional.
This will be one of the most valuable of all meteorites with characteristics that it has and I hope science gets to keep most of it as great research
will come out of it.
The original meteor disintegrated after it hit the atmospheric wall at comic velocity and the pieces that were left, fell at terminal velocity in a
path know as a strewn field. This is certainly not the only piece that fell and there are many others, just not found yet. Since this was collected
less than 24 hours after the fall, it is not contaminated, but that will not be true for any others that have yet to be found.
There was a great search by meteorite hunters as the orientation of the strewn field has been worked out. As yet, someone is going to get rich if
they find a piece, especially if part of what is left of the main mass. If I was younger, I would be on the trail as well.
If you do find a piece, get it authenticated ASAP, but try to keep your identity confidential. The work has already been done to classify it and give
it a name, so it will not cost you much, as finds are tested against the known compositions and the certificate will be the value ticket. Saying that,
however, it depends upon WHERE you find it, as the owners of the land you find it on will come out of the woodwork and take you to court, even though
they had no idea it was there.
edit on 16-9-2022 by charlyv because: sp + content