Well, it seems that the $10,000 99 gram meteorite is an Imilac slice, but someone who wishes to remain anonymous guessed (correctly) the name of the meteorite owner before it came out, and it seems that he has a somewhat questionable reputation
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_dade/story/410972.html Rare meteorite stolen in Keys SUMMERLAND KEY -- A rare meteorite was stolen this week during a star gazing party held at a Girl Scout camp in the Keys. ''It's just beautiful,'' said the meteorite's owner, Bob Summerfield of Melrose, Pa. ``I describe it as celestial stained glass. I'm devastated. It's like losing a child to me.'' Summerfield founded Astronomy To Go, a nonprofit organization that goes around the country with a mission to get children excited about science. One method is by letting the children touch rocks that have come from outer space. Summerfield has a personal collection of about 400 meteorites valued at nearly $2 million. He said the stolen piece, which is the size of a 3x5 post card and extremely rare, was worth $10,000. NOT INSURABLE It was also not insurable, Summerfield said, because he refused to keep it safely locked away. ''I wanted to share it with children,'' he said. ``I'm a museum that comes to you. And hundreds of thousands of kids, if not a million, have handled this meteorite.'' Out of his entire collection, the stolen piece was his No. 2 favorite, behind only a 65-pound meteorite from Africa. It came from the meteorites first discovered near Imilac, in the Atacama Desert of Chile in 1822. It features greenish brown olivine crystals embedded in a shiny silver matrix. The rock looks like stained glass when hit with light. Summerfield had displayed the meteorite at his vendor's booth during the 24th Annual Winter Star Party hosted by Miami's Southern Cross Astronomical Society. It's the fifth or sixth year he has brought that particular meteorite. NOT LOCKED At about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Summerfield closed his booth and left the meteorite in a display case that was not locked. He put a tarp over the case. ''There are millions of dollars worth of astronomical equipment, telescopes, eye pieces and computers and nobody thinks twice about leaving their stuff,'' Summerfield said. He discovered the theft at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. Summerfield said it's the first theft in the 24-year history of the Keys' star party, one of the most prestigious in the country. It attracts about 600 people from nine countries to gaze at stars under dark skies not obscured from city lights. ''I'm just sick and heartbroken it has happened,'' Summerfield said. ``I hope I get it back.'' ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list