I have not seen visible gold in meteorites but I have seen them with copper in them that is visible and more recently, something more exciting. More to come on this soon. Hope everyone is doing good!
Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites ________________________________ From: Michael Gilmer <[email protected]> To: Sterling K. Webb <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of meteorites(especiallyirons) Hi Gang, I was just curious about exactly how much gold is bound up inside a meteorite with a higher than average content, like the one in this example. Personally, I share the same sentiment as most of you - it would be heresy to destroy a meteorite to extract something that is available here on Earth, even if it wasn't cost-prohibitive. At 41 years old, I have made it this far in life with terrible math skills, so this old dog isn't going to take any refresher courses. I was hoping one of the more skilled (and intelligent) members would act as a human calculator and cipher this question for me. :) So in this particular case, the 32kg iron meteorite contains ~1.5 troy ounces of gold, with a current market value of ~$2550. What sparked my curiosity was the apparently high gold content that was measured in milligrams and not the usual micrograms one expects to see. One last question, perhaps rhetorical in a sense, has anyone ever seen gold in a meteorite? I mean, has there ever been a visible "bleb" or gold inclusion in a meteorite? Or is all of the gold bound up on a molecular level and invisible to the naked eye and 10x loupe? I guess there won't be a gold rush to the asteroid belt.... Best regards, MikeG -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 10/3/11, Sterling K. Webb <[email protected]> wrote: > 1.49 mg per gram is one part in 671. > 1/671 of 32 kg is 47.7 grams of gold. > There are 31 grams per troy ounce; gold > is priced in troy ounces; there are 1.537 > troy ounces oif gold in that 32 kg, or > $2551.94 at today's (10/03/11) price. > > Cost you more than that to extract it... > > > Sterling K. Webb > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stuart McDaniel" <[email protected]> > To: "Michael Gilmer" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:57 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of > meteorites(especiallyirons) > > >> Oops, I was wrong.....It would be >> >> 32,000gr / 1.49mg = 21475 mg >> >> 21,475/1000 = 21.475 gr >> >> Right, anyone?? >> >> >> >> >> Stuart McDaniel >> Lawndale, NC >> Secr., >> Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society >> IMCA #9052 >> Member - KCA, KBCA, CDUSA >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Michael Gilmer >> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 8:33 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of meteorites >> (especiallyirons) >> >> Hi List, >> >> In perusing through the latest additions to the Met Bulletin today, I >> was reading the compositional data for NWA 6932 (iron, ungrouped). I >> noticed that the gold (Au) content was listed at 1.49mg/g. Is this >> sort of data as straight-forward as it appears, or is there more to it >> that this layman is missing? In other words, how much gold is in this >> meteorite? The TKW of this meteorite is 32kg. So, with 1000g in a >> kilo, and 1000mg in a gram, how much gold is in this celestial hunk of >> iron? (my math is horrible) >> >> Second question, what is highest known gold content in a meteorite and >> what meteorite is it? >> >> Third question, some meteorites also have high iridium content. What >> is the highest known iridium content in a meteorite? >> >> I am not suggesting in any way that meteorites should be refined or >> melted down to extract their precious metals content, but given the >> high value of metals such as gold and iridium, has any profiteer tried >> such an endeavour? Or would the process be too complex and expensive? >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) >> >> Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com >> Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my >> News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 >> Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone >> EOM - >> http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
