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I don't know whether it will stay in the collection till my dying day or not. But it's nice to have been its temporary owner.

My dad just passed away and I inherited this meteorite piece. Do I need to do anything to protect it from rust (or anything else?). It was just displayed in his living room, but I live in a much more humid climate than he did. Any suggestions appreciated.

I liked where it looks like it was almost cut in two.

pallasite meteorite

I didn’t think to post this on Reddit. But, pew pew meteor! What makes it green?

Well, I’ve found my long-lost slice of (probably?) Seymchan, and I’m afraid it looks as if it’s been in the bottom of a box for 25 years or so in accidental and un-climate-controlled storage in coastal Florida.

This is probably because it’s been in the bottom of a box for 25 years or so in accidental and un-climate-controlled storage in coastal Florida.

I want to send it off for whatever the heck can be done for it. Anyone here up for the challenge? If no, does anyone know of such a service?

Okay, thanks for your time. I hope everyone is doing well.

And, wow, does it ever look rough.

76 years on planet Earth.
Zambia’s first witnessed fall meteorite.
Classified as L6 OC.
This specimen is a broken-off fragment of a larger piece from Dipper Co. meteorites— IMCA 8120.

Somewhere in the early 1500s in rural China, this meteorite fell. The locals thought it was dragons and accordingly, left them alone. Nobody messes with dragons unless they absolutely have to.

Fast-forward to the cultural revolution and now, no dragons anymore (😭) but they need metal and so they went out and gathered up the pieces. Luckily their ovens were not hot enough to melt it and that's why I have this little piece!

A beautiful Lunar meteorite, classified as a Troctolitic Anorthosite.

A group of falconers discovered this fall while looking for birds along the Egyptian-Libyan border. A fairly large recovery by lunar meteorite standards, with some pieces showing some really neat inclusions when sliced!