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Originally Posted by ChrisD
Certainly you have the right to keep it and I understand it would be a thrill to have and to hold.
However, it may be worth considering that meteorites can carry immense scientific significance.....
Chris
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The sentiment is understood, but in this case the fall was a Mundrabilla fragment (one of dozens, if not hundreds recovered), of which the WA museum already has a 12 ton behemoth sized sample ...I doubt there would be very little new to learn from my modest space-rock.
Curiously, NSW has no such law unilaterally declaring State ownership...it's finders keepers, but I can see merit in encouraging the submission of samples for study, after which they should be returned to the finder.