moon rocks?

[robomont]

so last summer i conned a friend of mine into letting me work for him.
we needed to use a backhoe to dig out an area.
well we dug up some rocks.two.
i figured they were meteorites .so did my friend.
well hes kinda a space nut so he has been doing some research and now he is beginning to think he may have moon rocks.
he read they can go for up to forty thousand a gram.
he washed them up and they are black iron kinda looking but kinda pourous.its not lava and when ground on is sorta shiny.
they are both eliptical in shape.
do any of yall know an expert who can help?.pics later maybe.

[Ellirium113]

Well might want to get your hazmat suits then. 

Cosmic rays are predominantly protons, electrons, and charged nuclei of basic elements. They flow into our solar system from elsewhere in the galaxy, and their paths are bent by the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth. While our planet's atmosphere protects us from the brunt of cosmic rays, the moon, which has no atmosphere, is exposed to their full force.

http://www.space.com/14955-cosmic-rays-moon-space-radiation.html

[ArMaP]

Are they magnetic?

Although I am always saying that what we see in Moon and Mars photos are rocks, zorgon is the specialist, you should ask him.

And, as they use to say, pics or it didn't happen.

(seriously, photos would help)

[robomont]

yep im waiting until i get a pro brfore i release pics.

[zorgon]

do any of yall know an expert who can help?.pics later maybe.

Sure  lemme see em

40,000 a gram? wow I better pull all mine out and start selling them

As to them coming from the Moon or Mars... NASA still says they are not sure but they think it might have happened... maybe

[zorgon]

yep im waiting until i get a pro brfore i release pics.

A pro needs to see the pics   Only other option is take them to a lab and do a test.  I have many meteorites that look like stone

Here are two nickel iron. I got several good pieces of this one before my supplier died (RIP)





Then there are the stone ones... they need testing but these two are certified and registed at LPI  NWA stands for North West Africa   the Sahara... where meteorites are easy to spot in the sand. The big chunks are usually in a museum but the Nomads make money finding all the small fragments





Nickel Iron meteorites are easy to ID on a photo  but stoney meteorites need testing or microscope

NWA 869 LPI

Northwest Africa 869

Northwest Africa

Find: 2000 or 2001

Ordinary chondrite (L4–6)

History: It is quite clear that meteorite collectors in Northwest Africa have discovered a large L chondrite strewn field at an undisclosed location. At least 2 metric tons of material comprising thousands of individuals has been sold under the name NWA 869 in the market places of Morocco and around the world. Individual masses are known to range from <1 g to >20 kg. It is certain that NWA 869 is paired with other NWA meteorites, although no systematic survey has been done. It is also possible that some stones sold as NWA 869 are not part of the same fall, although dealers are confident that most of the known masses are sufficiently distinctive from other NWA meteorites in terms of surface and internal appearance that the error rate should be fairly low. Scientists are advised to confirm the classification of any specimens they obtain before publishing results under this name.

Petrography and Geochemistry: (A. Rubin, UCLA) A fragmental breccia of type 4–6 material; one thin section dominated by an L5 lithology gave olivine (Fa24.2).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4–6); W 1, S3.

Specimens: A 189.3 g type specimen is on deposit at UCLA.

[zorgon]

NWA 4734, NWA 2977, NWA 773

These are considered consistant with Lunar origin

Here is a good pic showing the burnt crust on a piece of NWA 4734



Here are a bunch of pieces... one completed encrusted, the others only some showing the crust



Coal Cinders are often mistaken for meteorites, especially those from smelting plants

[Pimander]

Why is this thread called "moon rocks"?

[starwarp2000]

Why is this thread called "moon rocks"?

I misread it and thought it said, "The Moon Rocks" 

I am guessing that the summation is that the alleged 'meteorites' are ejecta from the Moon?

[robomont]

im not good at posting pics.steep learning curve for us web cripples.
i didnt want to look like a dumbass posting a dinosaur turd.
thats why i wanted a nerd to bless them before posting pics.
plus if they are.i dont want pics gps to track back to location.

supposedly moonrocks are ejected from the moon occasionally from a asteroid or meteor collision.

[robomont]

thanks z for the pics.
the rocks have the burned look on the outside.but when ground on have that shiny look like you first pic.
i will get pics around the 5-3-13.

[robomont]

this is my first attempt at uploading pics

[robomont]

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[robomont]

my first time ever cut and pasting on an android.took two tries.
thankyou to all who have helped in the last six months.
more rock pictures coming.

[robomont]