Got a sweet new meteorite yesterday.
It's an unclassified chondrite recovered out of the Moroccan Sahara.
It is a probable type-3 with fresh-ish fusion crust and a polished window showing the chondrule-filled interior.
It measures approx. 75mm in length and weighs 191 grams.
Meteorite Market Trends. 
This will be an ongoing mega-thread that will be updated regularly.
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This idea was inspired by my original meteorite mentor, Michael Blood. Michael penned a similar monthly column for Meteorite Magazine back in the aughts, and I hope to continue the tradition of offering regular insights on trends in the meteorite collecting community.
Unclassified stony chondrite #meteorite recovered from the Saharan Desert in Morocco.
This small stone is about the size of a walnut and has a polished window showing the interior matrix.
From the Galactic Stone & Ironworks collection of #meteorites.
Perihelion history and atmospheric survival as primary drivers of the Earth’s #meteorite record: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02526-6.epdf?sharing_token=N1gXlIzEPb7HFMX1zDU3u9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NIJ88DNAYJV522iLYvMxlGISLkl3tRZvdpYOY08AaOS9-gCI8YjximAz4HxMN4aUm700xFrjRyfO7dhs9EWQ1aiwynCv7ahpuPPz8YHDsVomHr76Ph75j86yrfcOBdKosYFJ_VLeEwTdFQFi44Z3TMJl0TaV4znyrjiRk8I15JxXh0b_M55GtPqn7I6POqXcUCUIb9odwewJCnjcPXlf1Fpp1In5WXKaGhuPpGjoUYqATYIYyeOfCveqko-D9Jq4pLgSfdvb4YLxSUnVs_SM_-&tracking_referrer=gizmodo.com -> Scientists may have solved a puzzling space rock mystery: https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/scientists-may-have-solved-a-puzzling-space-rock-mystery/ -> Most Carbon-Rich Asteroids Never Make It to Earth—and Now We Know Why: https://gizmodo.com/most-carbon-rich-asteroids-never-make-it-to-earth-and-now-we-know-why-2000588954 - a study of thousands of space rocks may explain why a common type in space is so uncommon on our planet.
Muonionalusta iron meteorite. Originates from a remote forest in Sweden. This slice has been chemically etched to reveal the Widmanstatten pattern hidden inside. From the Galactic Stone & Ironworks collection. The black scale cube measures 1cm square.
#Chondrule lovers take a peek. 
NWA 2137, an unequilibrated LL3.7 chondrite #meteorite that has a dark inclusion and a ton of chondrules of all types.
This full slice (23.5g) with fusion crust resides in the Galactic Stone and Ironworks collection.
Available at the link in my profile.
Review of #asteroid, #meteor, and #meteorite-type links: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/maps.14321 -> Meteorites - A Geologic Map of the Asteroid Belt: https://www.seti.org/press-release/meteorites-geologic-map-asteroid-belt
Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia.
From @PopularScience: "Move over, Yarrabubba. The new recordholder is 3.5 billion years old."
6-Mar-2025
World’s oldest impact crater found, rewriting #Earth’s ancient history
The team from Curtin’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Geological Survey of Western #Australia (GSWA) investigated rock layers in the North Pole Dome — an area of the #Pilbara region of #WesternAustralia — and found evidence of a major #meteorite impact 3.5 billion years ago.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1075975 #science #astrobiology #geology
Archaeologists have unearthed 2,700-year-old jewelry in Poland crafted from rare ataxite meteorite iron, revealing an ancient connection to the cosmos. This discovery suggests early iron processing skills and could represent the oldest examples of patterned iron, predating Damascus steel.
#GoodNews #Archaeology #Meteorite #AncientCraftsmanship
https://thedebrief.org/2700-year-old-meteorite-jewelry-unearthed-in-poland-reveals-ancient-connection-to-the-cosmos/
An #arrowhead made of #meteorite iron: around 1,500 BC, a meteorite struck #Estonia. A fragment of it arrived - presumably in the baggage of an amber trader - at what is now Lake Biel, #Switzerland. An arrowhead was then made there from the cosmic iron.
From Mörigen, 900-800 BC.
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How #Morocco Became the #Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World - https://www.wired.com/story/morocco-meteorites-saharan-gold-rush/ " Most (though not all) meteorites reach Earth with dark fusion crust exteriors. In the Sahara such rocks stand out against the sand."
"To the best of my knowledge, it’s the first time that a meteorite hitting the surface of the Earth has been recorded on video with sound."
"A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple's walkway."
Phys.org has the story and video: https://flip.it/Dq9Suo
Hackaday Links: January 19, 2025 - This week, we witnessed a couple of space oopsies as both Starship and New Glenn s... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/19/hackaday-links-january-19-2025/ #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #blueorigin #meteorite #satellite #landfill #leapyear #newglenn #starship #bitcoin #slider #spacex #hope #ring #cfp
Clickbait science strikes again.
Spoiler alert : it is a common type and NOT worth more than gold. Not even close.
Zircon trace element evidence for early hydrothermal activity on #Mars: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq3694 -> Martian #Meteorite Points to Ancient #Hydrothermal Activity: https://eos.org/articles/martian-meteorite-points-to-ancient-hydrothermal-activity - the Red Planet had water, in the form of a hydrothermal system, 4.45 billion years ago, new analyses of a Martian meteorite suggest.
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