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Originally Posted by CoombellKid
Never heard of any laws regarding that, why would there be???  I think
it would be more finders keepers  if your lucky enough.
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I just meant in terms of what others have said so far. If it is illegal to collect the items themselves (and if they 'belong' to the state government in some states), how would somebody get their hands on them to sell them legally? Does the government re-release finds back to individuals, or can they be purchased from the government? Or are those sold generally overseas imports?
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I also read that if you witnessed a fall and you were able to get there in time, you could pick it up and not get burnt...if you could find it!
Being in the cold depths of space the outer crust ablates entering earths atmosphere, and its only a very thin crust, the core would be cold....so heat isn't an issue (depending on the length it time it stayed in the atmospheric entry) . I'd love to test the theory!!
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Phil Plait talks about this in his book Bad Astronomy, if I remember correctly (pages 137 - 138, I just checked). Apparently many meteorites are found covered in frost!
Also, this is kind of related to something I once read (probably here on Iceinspace), and have always wanted to try. Apparently it is possible to collect small meteorites that have fallen on your house by placing a bucket under a down-pipe for some time (a month or more?) then sift through the garbage and use a magnet on the fine materials left in the bottom. The stuff the magnet picks up is apparently small metallic meteorites (and if I recall correctly they are usually spherical in shape)? Does anyone any further information on this, I'd really like to give it a try!