Quote Originally Posted by Dev_DeCoste View Post
You kinda snuck that one in there.. So that's pretty cool! How many do you have/how do you come across them? Just at random?

..Or was that entirely sarcastic? lol
Totally legit actually. I'm a geologist IRL, and like most of my kind am a complusive rock hoarder, which means I have (pretty) rocks and minerals on nearly every open shelf, under the bed, and spilling out of the closets. I have about 3 dozen meteorites in my permanent collection, but I like to keep a few spares of some of the cheaper ones to give as gifts (they make cool presents for kids if you forget a birthday, fossil poop is also good). Depending on type meteorites range from <$1/gram for some of the big irons (like Sikhote Alin) to >$1000/gram (Lunars, pieces of Mars are actually cheaper ~$200/gram). Some of it is knowing the right people, but you can also buy them on the open market like the Tucson gem show or even ebay. But I have to keep a close eye on humidity for both the metorites and my salts or they rust/melt.