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Follow UsBANGALORE, INDIA: Meteorite name: Bishopville
Weight: 3.83 gm
Status: Sold out
Details: About 160 years ago, a "stone of about 13lb (5.9 Kg) fell after detonations in Lee County, South Carolina, USA, on 25 March, 1843
Never mind Bishopville is sold out. Because there are dozens of meteorites that are currently on sale online. The meteorite that crashed in Russia recently is the largest to have hit Earth in over 100 years. By the way, it could be the luckiest for many Russians, who can sell it for an exorbitant price.
Listing the meteorites by their categories, which is best understood by scientists, Star Bits has an interesting variety on offer. If you just fancy a meteor, then all aren't unaffordable. From $25 to $1200, meteorites are being sold in all forms, shapes and not without an extensive description.
A meteorite is a meteoroid (a solid piece of debris from such sources as asteroids or comets) originating from outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface.
What's appreciable is the attention given to fine details. Vigarano, which fell in Emilia, Italy at 9.30 pm on 22 January, 1910, is on sale for $1000, while Allende, which fell near the town of Pueblito de Allende in Chihuahua, Mexico, on 8 Feb, 1969 - that weighs 12.04 gm - costs $150. Millbillillie weighing 85.43 gm costs $1280. Payments towards these unlikely mementoes can be done through even your Visa card.
Apart from that, the website also mentions the features to identify a meteorite, but it is careful to write a disclaimer to the website. "The purpose of this page is not to make you an expert at identifying meteorites. It is to help save time and money by eliminating things that are not meteorites."
Also, the International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA Inc.) helps in identification of meteorites.
(CIOL is not responsible for any inaccuracies in the details provided on the above-mentioned websites, as our sole intention is to keep our readers notified about latest developments)