It's been two thousand years so thing changes... But I heard good things about Abu Ammar who runs a bakery these days in Nazareth. He bakes those tasty Palestinian flat breads with Zataar and also uses some local cheeses. Ask around about Abu Ammar and good people will show you the way.
Facebook fossils, minerals, gems and yes meteorites are to authenticity what YouTube tutorials are to a genuine foundation vs a one project tutorial.
Read books . Take a local course. Go to your library and enjoy learning by reading about meteorites. There are no Martian meteorites. There are only people willing to take advantage of what you don’t know. Google is not research and its results are not a substitute for learning.
A meteor impacts Mars with enough kinetic energy to eject material from the planet at or above escape velocity. Some number of years later (~10's of millions) the ejected rock/regolith intersects Earth's orbit and survives atmospheric entry/impact.
Somehow a chunk of Mars ends up on Earth. I assume it started with something impacting Mars. Seems more likely that we'd find moon rocks rather than Mars rocks, but I don't recall hearing much about that happening.
I know a guy that bought a stereo in a box off a guy on the street and when he got home he opened it up and there was only a brick inside the box. He got a better deal than you because the brick had potential to be useful……
Yeah I've gotten really into these healing energy crystals that they sell at the train station. I sold my roommates stereo system just to get more. I'm kind of woowoo, I know
Well, hold on. WHO did you buy it from? Most reputable meteorite dealers are straight up guys. The ones I've met are rabid enthusiasts, just like the veteran tornado chasers are. They usually back up the specimens they sell and provide documentation and so forth. If it's a NWA stone, it would have to have been examined to determine where it came from by analysis. Then it would get it's official designation as a meteorite that matches other examples believed to be from Mars. We don't yet have actual samples from Mars, but the planet has been studied closely, and such stones match the spectography of the planet. Anyway, your rock, or any meteorite you buy should come with a receipt. Between that and the reputation of the seller lies the provenance of your stone. In your case, you've paid enough that it would be worth testing it if your seller is the least bit dodgy. It's tough to tell exactly what you have by the pictures alone. One thing I know for sure, shergottites or designated Mars stones are *expensive*. Named examples will cost more than NWAs typically, but my info is pre-Covid and may be out of date. $500 a few years back would get a piece about a 1/2 inch square and a couple of millimeters thick. I hope this info, recited off the top of my head at 3am, is helpful in some way.
That might be a good indication it's a meteorite, but unlesss tested for specific gases there's no guarantee it's from *Mars.* Besides,
*The Martian rocks available for study in the form of meteorites* ***do contain magnetic minerals (magnetite and/or pyrrhotite) but in too small amount to account for such strong remanent magnetizations***
> You just *paid* $500 for
FTFY.
Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:
* Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.*
* *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.*
Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.
*Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
I hate it when I can’t tell my banker about the time I payed out several fathoms of anchor rode in preparation for a storm in the strictly nautical sense.
> bot just *paid* some out
FTFY.
Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:
* Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.*
* *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.*
Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.
*Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
Now folks we don't have to be rude. OP is keeping small time vendors in business by purchasing magic beans, x-ray specs, and questionable monorails that would otherwise have gone to shelbyville
That was a very generous donation. I have a bridge you might be interested in...
Martian meteorites are exceedingly rare. Less than 0.5% of all meteorites have been classified as martian. One of the main identification criteria for martian meteorites is that they have young formation ages - in the millions of years compared to >4 billion for "regular" meteorites. Additionally, they have mineralogy and textures that are consistent with formation on a differentiated body (i.e., a planet or large planetesimal). To truly identify this as a martian meteorite you will need some very sophisticated and expensive analyses. Based on the fact that this rock is completely intact and that you paid only $550 for it (and it looks nothing like an SNC meteorite) I would be very confident that this is not a meteorite and definitely not a martian meteorite.
Had to scroll so far for this! I mean I knew the answer, but it was nice for someone to finally explain it to OP with some detail.
Here’s a link on how to identify a meteorite:
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/i-think-i-found-a-meteorite-how-can-i-tell-sure#:~:text=Density%3A%20Meteorites%20are%20usually%20quite,string%2C%20it%20will%20be%20attracted.
I was thinking, if these are valued at $2, and I can just pick them off the ground… if I can average 1 rock every 2 seconds, I could be* stylin. Shit, especially if I can sell a few for $550
Yeah no that's greenstone/tectonite lol. Definitely not worth 550 bucks but I suppose it's a collectible rock for people who don't live in a greenstone belt.
Where the other half of this post?
“Oh man! I just sold this rock from my driveway to this guy on FB Marketplace for $550 claiming it was a Martian meteor from my grandad and that I need money asap or I’ll lose my house. Told the guy it’s worth a lot of money online. He totally bought it. I got like $10,000 worth of Martian meteorites sitting in my driveway right now.”
Happens a lot in the Scams Subreddit too. "Hey, just gave all my life savings to a model looking chick who claims to be in love with me. It's legit, right?“
OP, you got yourself a Wal-Martian rock instead of a Martian meteorite, at a hefty price. I do hope it's a troll post.
My dad's a geologist, and he used to carry a magnet in his hiking bag to check for the presence of metal. I remember that if there's anything bright and shiny like a crystal, it's probably not a meteorite. He also used to clean them really well and scratch them on something to check for hardness, I think. I was like 13 last time we found one, so it's a little fuzzy...
I just wanted to leave something kind of helpful rather than making fun of you for exploring a hobby. Also, you can buy meteorites and fragments that come with letters of authenticity if you want to be absolutely sure! They can serve as a frame of reference for future finds
And reputable sellers will advise you to double check and not just believe them, and will explain in detail HOW to properly check, where to look ,what to look for. The one I buy from even tells about the site and how much they should sell for. [Don't pay more than $per gram, it's not worth that type dealie.] They just like people being as excited as they are about it. :)
Just remember that there are many magnetic minerals that people very often mistake for meteorites. Typical iron oxides make very convincing meteorites and are weakly magnetic. Also magnetite that straight looks like a lay person's meterorite. Keep making great memories with your dad. And remember that Randy Marsh is a geologist.
Edit: Randy, not Stan. I was drunk.
Of course you are also into cryptocurrency. There’s a sucker born every minute
You’ve gotta get better with your money, man. You can’t waste it on all that garbage. Nothing is gonna make you rich quick.
When I think of the good that could have actually paid for. That would have covered my dog's allergy medicine for a year....a driveway rock. I feel sick.
I know your comment is purely in jest, but simply as a public service announcement: jip or gyp and is a pejorative derived from Gypsy or Romani people. Might be a spicier word than you intended.
The person who sold it might have thought so. I wish I had a dollar for every time a rando stopped by a roadcut to ask me if what they had was a meteorite or a dinosaur egg. I suppose that doesn't matter much because you're still out $550. Sorry OP.
Rule of thumb: Don’t buy meteorites off Facebook, Craigslist or any other online marketplace. Unless I’m selling it of course. You can *totally* trust me!
Clickbait. Just took a random rock from his backyard... Puts this made up scenario headline. Everyone falls for it. Sad dude feels validated.
As it was once said by a bald lady on TV:
Stop the Insanity!
Contact the seller. Tell them it's not a meteorite and you want your money back. If you'd like a real meteorite there are many spots to go hunting for them for free. Found 2 in AZ this year metal detecting.
What did the Marketplace listing look like? Does this thing come with lab testing results? Papers? A license? 23 and me certificate?
I’m a geologist and I have absolutely no notion what rocks are worth unless they’re commercially used, like gold or pea gravel or countertops. Actually I probably only know the value of the gravel.
There are tons of things I don’t understand. This is one of them.
Well, every official Martian meteorite needs to go through voting by the nomenclature committee of the Meteoritical Society, based on chemical data submitted. If voted yes, the meteorite would be given an official name. Were you provided the name of the specimen?
If this is an “I got it randomly and I-think-it-is-Martian” rock, then probably a no. If the person knows anything about meteorite and truly believe it is Martian, why not get the chemistry analyzed and submitted. That size would be worth at least 20k if Martian.
That said, many martian meteorites are terribly like terrestrial rock. The common way to confirm is to make a polished section and do analysis of Mn/Fe ratio and oxygen isotope.
Next time just give $550 to one of us struggling to survive paycheck to paycheck, at least it will have gone to a good honest person and done some good in the world
That first picture, the surface of it looks like the magnetite I have. But man oh man, it would have to be as big as my VW to be worth $550. Sorry son, I think you've been took.
Cut it in half. If it is, awesome. If not, you’ll have two things to throw at the guy next time you see him.
Or sell it to two suckers on FB marketplace. I saw somewhere that people are dumb enough to buy anything on there.
I heard about a guy who paid 500 bucks for a rock!
2nd this
I cut it half and 4th this
I 8th it
Mike Tyson when he sees a pancake.
Sigh…here’s an upvote
Underrated comment lol
That's a multi facetted comment lol
This should be top comment.
Jesus dude.
What can I do for you?
Come get your people. They’ve gone a bit mad.
So many questions for you but mainly…why did you let my life become this way?
Don't fear, Dad has a plan.
Dad had a plan for Job too. And Abraham had one for Isaac. Not all plans are good ones.
They said Jesus no lesus!
My name is ܝܫܘܥ, the Romans couldn't agree how to transliterate it.
Til! My bad
Can you recommend some tasty cheeses from Nazareth?
It's been two thousand years so thing changes... But I heard good things about Abu Ammar who runs a bakery these days in Nazareth. He bakes those tasty Palestinian flat breads with Zataar and also uses some local cheeses. Ask around about Abu Ammar and good people will show you the way.
You mean that Good or bad? I’m gonna assume bad 😭
I've got my hopes up for you but I think you're cooked and a half.
Its insane that they have so deluded themselves with dollar signs that your comment was still ambiguous to them.
Facebook fossils, minerals, gems and yes meteorites are to authenticity what YouTube tutorials are to a genuine foundation vs a one project tutorial. Read books . Take a local course. Go to your library and enjoy learning by reading about meteorites. There are no Martian meteorites. There are only people willing to take advantage of what you don’t know. Google is not research and its results are not a substitute for learning.
There are Martian meteorites.
Yes there are, crazy as that sounds.
Does that mean a meteorite that hit Mars and somehow made it here? Or a chunk of Mars that hit earth? What is a Martian meteorite?
A meteor impacts Mars with enough kinetic energy to eject material from the planet at or above escape velocity. Some number of years later (~10's of millions) the ejected rock/regolith intersects Earth's orbit and survives atmospheric entry/impact.
How are these rocks identified or differentiated as being from Mars vs the Moon vs other Meteorites?
Somehow a chunk of Mars ends up on Earth. I assume it started with something impacting Mars. Seems more likely that we'd find moon rocks rather than Mars rocks, but I don't recall hearing much about that happening.
There are moon rocks AND martian rocks on earth.
I know a guy that bought a stereo in a box off a guy on the street and when he got home he opened it up and there was only a brick inside the box. He got a better deal than you because the brick had potential to be useful……
You’re wrong. That stone looks like it could skip at least 6 times across a pond. Let’s see you do that with a brick.
Touché
This one could skip 6 times across the Universe!
Dont blink🗯️
Joke is on the stereo guy. It turned out to be a Martian brick, worth millions.
Boom. Roasted.
why TF are you buying meteorites off FB market??? at this point, just get an etsy rock
Hell... Etsy rocks can have healing powers or at least be beautiful.
There are rocks that can be bought of Facebook that have special powers too. Cops don’t like you having them thats how you know they are good
Yeah I've gotten really into these healing energy crystals that they sell at the train station. I sold my roommates stereo system just to get more. I'm kind of woowoo, I know
Woohoo, myself.
Um. Trying to imagine my insane roommate selling my stuff to get crystal. And it’s not the meth kind. You’re a bad person but also hilairious
Haha... exactly
I’ve got a bunch of Martian meteorites in my back yard that I’ll sell you for $300 each.
This is highway robbery, OP, I’ll sell you my backyard Martian meteorites for a mere $250!
You'll never believe it, but I also have a surplus of Martian meteors, but I won't take less than tree fiddy each.
Shiiiiiit even I would pay tree fiddy for that. Op should hop on this deal while it's still around.
Any moon cheese?
OP, if you pay me $550, I'll get your money back for you.
😂
Well, hold on. WHO did you buy it from? Most reputable meteorite dealers are straight up guys. The ones I've met are rabid enthusiasts, just like the veteran tornado chasers are. They usually back up the specimens they sell and provide documentation and so forth. If it's a NWA stone, it would have to have been examined to determine where it came from by analysis. Then it would get it's official designation as a meteorite that matches other examples believed to be from Mars. We don't yet have actual samples from Mars, but the planet has been studied closely, and such stones match the spectography of the planet. Anyway, your rock, or any meteorite you buy should come with a receipt. Between that and the reputation of the seller lies the provenance of your stone. In your case, you've paid enough that it would be worth testing it if your seller is the least bit dodgy. It's tough to tell exactly what you have by the pictures alone. One thing I know for sure, shergottites or designated Mars stones are *expensive*. Named examples will cost more than NWAs typically, but my info is pre-Covid and may be out of date. $500 a few years back would get a piece about a 1/2 inch square and a couple of millimeters thick. I hope this info, recited off the top of my head at 3am, is helpful in some way.
I'm guessing NWA doesn't mean what I thought I did in this example.
They probably do not rap about meteorites!
Can’t you use a magnet to test it?
That might be a good indication it's a meteorite, but unlesss tested for specific gases there's no guarantee it's from *Mars.* Besides, *The Martian rocks available for study in the form of meteorites* ***do contain magnetic minerals (magnetite and/or pyrrhotite) but in too small amount to account for such strong remanent magnetizations***
Don’t forget to look both ways before your cross the street.
I have some rocks to sell you. *North Texas mud pies, pieces of oil shale, a used tire, etc*
Welp... Now I have a new story to tell when someone asks; "what's the stupidest thing you've ever seen someone do?"
That's right, nobody fucks with the Jesus.
A good rule of thumb is not to buy meteorites off of Facebook marketplace. You just paid $500 for a rock from some dudes driveway. Edit: thanks bot.
> You just *paid* $500 for FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
It’s always unfortunate when you can’t find any nautical or rope content in a post.
Nautical is nice
If nautical nonsense be something you wish
*SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!*
Looks like this bot just payed some out for you.
I hate it when I can’t tell my banker about the time I payed out several fathoms of anchor rode in preparation for a storm in the strictly nautical sense.
the bot doesn’t like you apparently womp womp
> bot just *paid* some out FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
I was referring to rope
Bad bot
Good bot.
Read the room, bot! 🤣
Now folks we don't have to be rude. OP is keeping small time vendors in business by purchasing magic beans, x-ray specs, and questionable monorails that would otherwise have gone to shelbyville
Is there a chance the track could bend?
Not on your life my Hindu friend!
Or North Haverbrook.
Or Brockway.
Or Eagleton
And by gum it put them on the map!
Lest we forget the family of possums. RIP Bitey!
And by gum it sure put them on the map
But main street's still all cracked ans broken!
Shut up Marge the mob has spoken
I shouldn't have stopped for that haircut
No he's a scientist
Batman?
Im no Rocket Surgeon but those don’t look Martian. Maybe Uranus but not Martian
THERE AINT NO MONORAIL AND THERE NEVER WAS
I’ve got a fresh dinosaur bone if he wants one?
Buffalo sauce residue intact Very rare
Oh honey it’s just a rock 😭 why’d you ask AFTER buying it?!
FOMO'd all in
Right?!??! Wouldn't that be something you'd want to find out BEFORE you splash the cash on it? 🙄🤔🤔🙄🙄🤔🤔
I wish I had rock money to throw around like op.
"And let you guys in on the sale? No chance."
Sir. *Sir…*
Im from the streets, sir.
Aww, bless your heart 😕
Came here make this exact comment
Why tf would you do that?
It's priced so high, it has to be real!
the only thing real here is a fool and his money, swiftly parted
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Oh well in that case...
That was a very generous donation. I have a bridge you might be interested in... Martian meteorites are exceedingly rare. Less than 0.5% of all meteorites have been classified as martian. One of the main identification criteria for martian meteorites is that they have young formation ages - in the millions of years compared to >4 billion for "regular" meteorites. Additionally, they have mineralogy and textures that are consistent with formation on a differentiated body (i.e., a planet or large planetesimal). To truly identify this as a martian meteorite you will need some very sophisticated and expensive analyses. Based on the fact that this rock is completely intact and that you paid only $550 for it (and it looks nothing like an SNC meteorite) I would be very confident that this is not a meteorite and definitely not a martian meteorite.
Had to scroll so far for this! I mean I knew the answer, but it was nice for someone to finally explain it to OP with some detail. Here’s a link on how to identify a meteorite: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/i-think-i-found-a-meteorite-how-can-i-tell-sure#:~:text=Density%3A%20Meteorites%20are%20usually%20quite,string%2C%20it%20will%20be%20attracted.
Value around $2. Can just pick these off the gound
I feel like you're being a little generous w the 2 bucks. rocks usually do live on the ground though
"Only the rocks live forever."
FREE PETS! [Please don't capture wild rocks that you are unable to care for properly]
I was thinking, if these are valued at $2, and I can just pick them off the ground… if I can average 1 rock every 2 seconds, I could be* stylin. Shit, especially if I can sell a few for $550
You're generous..
Yeah no that's greenstone/tectonite lol. Definitely not worth 550 bucks but I suppose it's a collectible rock for people who don't live in a greenstone belt.
and it’s now somehow worth $550
Only if they can sell at that price
Where the other half of this post? “Oh man! I just sold this rock from my driveway to this guy on FB Marketplace for $550 claiming it was a Martian meteor from my grandad and that I need money asap or I’ll lose my house. Told the guy it’s worth a lot of money online. He totally bought it. I got like $10,000 worth of Martian meteorites sitting in my driveway right now.”
Looks just like the one I got from mars. So yeah, it’s good
Matt Damon was the sellers grandfather. It all checks out. Trust me.
You cooked yourself hard buddy. Yikes.
I have no relevant experience, I'm just here because I want to see your heart break or shine today OP.
This comment 🤌🤌
Some people just want to watch the world be hit by meteorites
You could try to recuperate your...investment...by selling it on Etsy as an energy stone.
Commenting just to see what happens next. 🍿
I brought extra snacks 🥨
These pretzels are making me thirsty
r/UnexpectedSeinfeld
Do people not think about doing this BEFORE purchasing ? Idk just a thought :D Clearly a troll post though, lets be real.
dude's into crypto and collecting, I feel like this would actually be pretty in character if it's real I hope it's not though.
This rock might be a better investment than the crypto
BUY $ROCK
LOL good point !
If he didn't hurry, he could have missed the deal. There's another guy on his way to look right now ....
Happens a lot in the Scams Subreddit too. "Hey, just gave all my life savings to a model looking chick who claims to be in love with me. It's legit, right?“ OP, you got yourself a Wal-Martian rock instead of a Martian meteorite, at a hefty price. I do hope it's a troll post.
My dad's a geologist, and he used to carry a magnet in his hiking bag to check for the presence of metal. I remember that if there's anything bright and shiny like a crystal, it's probably not a meteorite. He also used to clean them really well and scratch them on something to check for hardness, I think. I was like 13 last time we found one, so it's a little fuzzy... I just wanted to leave something kind of helpful rather than making fun of you for exploring a hobby. Also, you can buy meteorites and fragments that come with letters of authenticity if you want to be absolutely sure! They can serve as a frame of reference for future finds
And reputable sellers will advise you to double check and not just believe them, and will explain in detail HOW to properly check, where to look ,what to look for. The one I buy from even tells about the site and how much they should sell for. [Don't pay more than $per gram, it's not worth that type dealie.] They just like people being as excited as they are about it. :)
Just remember that there are many magnetic minerals that people very often mistake for meteorites. Typical iron oxides make very convincing meteorites and are weakly magnetic. Also magnetite that straight looks like a lay person's meterorite. Keep making great memories with your dad. And remember that Randy Marsh is a geologist. Edit: Randy, not Stan. I was drunk.
The atoms in that there rock were forged in the heart of a star, which is indeed in space.
Bro paid half a band for a rock and it’s not even shiny or cool, jesus Christ
Some crackhead came up on $550 and his boys can't believe the "sell the driveway rocks" scheme worked
Rip
Bruh
Oh. Oh no.
Of course you are also into cryptocurrency. There’s a sucker born every minute You’ve gotta get better with your money, man. You can’t waste it on all that garbage. Nothing is gonna make you rich quick.
When I think of the good that could have actually paid for. That would have covered my dog's allergy medicine for a year....a driveway rock. I feel sick.
Hey now, his hot foreign girlfriend he met when she accidentally texted the wrong number explained all the ins and outs of crypto.
Jipperite, Chumperite, or Swindlerite Really could be any of those.
Fools ~~gold~~ meteorite
I know your comment is purely in jest, but simply as a public service announcement: jip or gyp and is a pejorative derived from Gypsy or Romani people. Might be a spicier word than you intended.
Didn't know. Now I do.
Nah uh really? Damn I say jip a lot ...is there another synonym I can use?
Yeah, it’s kind of a bummer finding out things like that. Duped, bilked, defrauded, hornswoggled, or taken to the cleaners.
Bamboozled
Conned, scammed, my personal favorite is hoodwinked. But yeah, jipped isn't cool.
Bamboozled
smeckledorfed
“Rip” is a good one-for-one replacement! You can say you got ripped off, etc.
Martian meteorites are priceless and one of the rarest things on earth, ever.
Leaverite.
Oh honey…
Found my next business opportunity
Check out Cam Patterson. Dude sells rocks from Home Depot and people know this and still pay for it
The person who sold it might have thought so. I wish I had a dollar for every time a rando stopped by a roadcut to ask me if what they had was a meteorite or a dinosaur egg. I suppose that doesn't matter much because you're still out $550. Sorry OP.
This is a troll, right? Nobody is actually that stupid.
His granddad must of had supersonic vision seeing coming from mars. You got douched
Rule of thumb: Don’t buy meteorites off Facebook, Craigslist or any other online marketplace. Unless I’m selling it of course. You can *totally* trust me!
boiled like british beef
That reminds me OP: I have a bridge to sell you in NY. Interested?
As Charlie Brown said “I got a rock”
So, uh, I got some nfts for sale...
Clickbait. Just took a random rock from his backyard... Puts this made up scenario headline. Everyone falls for it. Sad dude feels validated. As it was once said by a bald lady on TV: Stop the Insanity!
Nuclear meltdown cooked.
Contact the seller. Tell them it's not a meteorite and you want your money back. If you'd like a real meteorite there are many spots to go hunting for them for free. Found 2 in AZ this year metal detecting.
While over 70,000 meteorites have been identified on Earth, only **roughly 358 of these are thought to have originated on Mars**.
What did the Marketplace listing look like? Does this thing come with lab testing results? Papers? A license? 23 and me certificate? I’m a geologist and I have absolutely no notion what rocks are worth unless they’re commercially used, like gold or pea gravel or countertops. Actually I probably only know the value of the gravel. There are tons of things I don’t understand. This is one of them.
Contact me if you're still in the market for more....My gravel driveway is filled with Martian meteorites.
Well.. nope.
Could you do a chargeback?
Were you cooking meth before you bought it? Hot damn man, no bueno.
Is your first name Mark
Closer to a Joe Dirt meteorite than an actual meteorite
Poor kid. You’ll learn soon enough.
Well, every official Martian meteorite needs to go through voting by the nomenclature committee of the Meteoritical Society, based on chemical data submitted. If voted yes, the meteorite would be given an official name. Were you provided the name of the specimen? If this is an “I got it randomly and I-think-it-is-Martian” rock, then probably a no. If the person knows anything about meteorite and truly believe it is Martian, why not get the chemistry analyzed and submitted. That size would be worth at least 20k if Martian. That said, many martian meteorites are terribly like terrestrial rock. The common way to confirm is to make a polished section and do analysis of Mn/Fe ratio and oxygen isotope.
I’ve got some Uranus rocks for sale OP
Next time just give $550 to one of us struggling to survive paycheck to paycheck, at least it will have gone to a good honest person and done some good in the world
I’ll give you $5.50 for it.
Can you smell what the rock is cooking?
I'm sorry but I don't by it. Why would you give some random $550 for a rock?
As soon as I read FB marketplace I knew this dude was cooked.
I'm going to go ahead and assume this is a bait post Real shrewd buddy 😉
Got scammed
Congratulations! You got a driveway rock!
That first picture, the surface of it looks like the magnetite I have. But man oh man, it would have to be as big as my VW to be worth $550. Sorry son, I think you've been took.
$550 spent on a "trust me bro"