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David Mazurek loves nature. That's why he bought a farm in Michigan. But it was not just the farm he obtained that he also received a door taken by the former owner. The door was used to hold the hangar door. And the former owner also had a story. The man did not know that the rock he had reluctantly accepted the farmer was going to change his life for good.

A farm

Mazurek had bought the property in 1988. The owner of the property showed him all the farm. It was a vast beautiful lot full of green. No doubt he had decided to buy the property, but the owner took him to the hip of the farm.

Ordinary hangar

The hangar was very ordinary in appearance. Mazurek was walking in the hangar when something caught his attention. There was a rock placed in a corner of the door. It was a door. The man had seen a lot of people using the rock as a door, but this one was very different.

A door door?

Mazurek felt drawn by the rock. He had to ask the farmer of the rock. And the farmer answered his question. The farmer responded with total simplicity. Well, his answer was enough to put the man to unbeliever.

Meteorite, really?

The farmer said: "A meteorite". The farmer said that without any trace of astonishment in his tone. We asked how he found the man told the incident when he looked at the fall of the meteorite with his own eye.

History of the past

The incident took place a long time ago. He looked at a rock falling from the sky with his father. This breathtaking incident occurred in the 1930s. The rock scratched on their land.

Noise

He remembered: "It made a devil of a noise when he struck." However, they were not sure what they really saw. They were waiting until the next morning to see what had shot down the sky on their land.

Big crater

The father of the farmer has extracted the meteorite of his crater. The crater was big enough. The crater is a round hole that occurs when a meteorites struck the Earth. Volcanoes also cause craters.

Buy the farm

Mazurek was doubtful that the farmer said the truth or not. Maybe the farmer did so that he buys the farm. The man had already liked the space and therefore decided to buy it.

Always hot

The rock was still hot, even after staying on farmland all night. However, not too hot. Farmer and his father could not understand what to do with her so they start using it as door door for the farm door.

True or false

Now it was difficult to find if the farmer has deceived it or not. Well, it was something he was the least concerned. He finally bought the farm but with that, he also has something else.

A gift

He does not bother me to take the rock as well as the farmer gave him. But he did not spend a lot of time wondering if he is actually a meteorite or not.

Of the world

Mazurek did not give much attention to the rock. Meteoroids exist in the extra-atmospheric space that revolves around the sun. And these meteoroids that fall on earth are called meteorites.

Meteoroids

Meteoroids consist of solid materials. The source can vary. Some emerging asteroids while some are part of the comets. And in some cases, the meteorites come from the moon or the different planetary body.

Just a stone

Did you know that 95% of meteorites entering the atmosphere of land are just stone? The rest is iron. About 90% of the discoveries concern iron meteorites because they give a difficult fight at the protective layer that covers the earth.

Disguised

Even if, by chance, stone meteorites manage to support the atmosphere, they still remain in oblivion. One of the reasons is their appearance that considerably resembles land rocks. On top of that, they decompose quickly.

The discoveries are on

Despite the challenges, researchers have discovered a number of meteorites, nearly 40,000. According to experts, about 500 meteorites head for Earth each year. And of them only ten are discovered. The undiscovered is plunged into the ocean or the sorry locations where they can not be found.

Rare

The meteorite that Edmore had found was even more rare. The rock they had found comes in the recovered fall. It clearly means that someone had actually saw the meteorite falling from the sky and overdraves one day after. This is a rare case that until now only 1,100 incidents of this type have been reported.

Very cold

Similarly, this meteorite must have penetrated into the atmosphere of the Earth. As they belong to space, their temperature stays weak. In fact, their temperature remains so low that even after having survived atmospheric friction, their coldness to the core is not affected.

If you find a

However, small meteorites cease to be hot when they reach the ground. Donald Yeomans, head of the NASA land program program, said: "The small rocky meteorites found immediately after landing will not be hot to the touch."

Warm and strange

But we can not be said on the biggest pieces. "If we have been touched by something bigger to leave a crater, fragments could be very hot," said Bill Cooke, Marshall Space flight center. The same case occurred with Edmore HooStop. The farmer had watched the object shot at night and discovered the next morning that is still warm.

Valuable

It does not matter, they remain hot or cold after reaching the surface of the earth, they are all very precious because they are rare. For example, Christie's auction house in London put about 83 meteorites from different kinds at auction in April 2016. And they all wore a heavy price.

Valera meteorites

There were some of the famous metereorites who fell on the ground. On all meteorites, Valera happens to be the only rock that struck an animal causing the death of the creature. The auction was awaiting at least $ 9,000.

Main mass of the Brenham meteorite

However, the value of this unique rock summarizes among the other precious rocks. Transport included the main mass of the Brenham Meteorite which weighed 1,433 pounds. Parallel to that, the rock had a different form, thanks to the way it made in the atmosphere. Interestingly, instead of running during the race, it remained in a static position. It was because of that, he got his unique U-shaped.

Sparkled

The unique features of the rock do not end here. The Brenham Meterite was sparkling because of olivine minerals, remaining on his outer body. No need to say that this incredible rock has also come with a heavy price. According to the estimation of Christie, the cost of rock can be something between $ 750,000 and $ 1.2 million.

Chelyabinsk meteorite

Despite all these seductive rocks, which has won over the hearts of people was the weather of Chelyabinsk. It was pierced in the atmosphere of the Earth in February 2013. At the time of entering the atmosphere, the rock was 62 feet long and weighed 12,000 tons. However, the rock could not handle the pressure exerted by the atmosphere and thus exploded.

Not good

The explosion of the weather of Chelyabinsk broke hell on a part of the world. The rock exploded shaded 19 miles from a city sharing the same name. Estemage, the impact of the explosion has been felt in six cities. About 7,000 buildings have been destroyed.

To skyrocket

The Chelyabinsk meteorite price started with an offer of $ 450,000. The specialist in the history of the science and natural history of Christie, James Hyslop highlights why these meteorites command such heavy prices. The cost of rocks depends on the space they come.

Piece of other world

In 2016, Hyslop described, "These meteors give you a sense of wonder, because what notes something extraterrestrial is always very strange. It's a strange thing to hold a piece of another planet or a rock of space, as for most of us, it is the closest we can be there. "

Just a rock

Mazurek never fascinated by this rock. For him, it was like any other rock. However, leaving Edmore Farm, he took the rock with him and continued using it as a door door. His children would take the rock at their school on days of spectacles and records.

Other meteorites

The table turned when in January 2018, Mazurek heard that a Michigan Meteorite hit the titles. To be accurate, a meteor shower in the state had taken place that led to the rain many pieces of state. What stitched his interest was that people earned money by selling these meteorites.

Return

It was then that his accent was turned to his meteorite. He remembered: "I said," Wait a minute. I wonder how many mine is worth. He contacted his friend who had acquired expertise in geology at the CMU. His friend asked him to contact Mona Sirbescu, a faculty member of the College of Science and Engineering.

No expectations

While Mazurek was excited to meet Sirbescu, she did not shoot the same feeling. Sirbescu did not have big hopes of this meeting but still, she decided to give him a shot. The woman was associated with the CMU for two decades. And in all his association, she had met a lot of cases in which the owner of the rock claimed it to be a meteorite and that often ends up being an ordinary rock. She supposed that this case was the same.

By examining

She said, "For 18 years, the answer has been categorical. 'No.' She had no intention of checking this rock too but she owed at the request of one of her friends. Mazurek reached the next day.

Here is

Sirbescu asked him to show him the rock. He took out the rock of his bag and placed it on the table in front of her. She looked at the rock with her mouth agape. She chose the rock and started inspecting her through her eyes.

Special

They "could say right away that it was something special." His eyes shone. She had not seen a rock like that before. It was just a matter of time. In no time, they would know if the rock was holding a special value or not.

A mix

Sirbescu directed a test on the rock and after using X-ray fluorescence equipment, it found that the object was a mixture of 88% iron and 12% nickel. Although meteorites include iron, nickel is a rare metal on the ground. However, the metal is not rare in iron meteorites. There was no doubt that Mazurek had a unique and amazing piece in his possession.

A big amount

It was not all the biggest twist that Sirbescu estimated the value of this supposed door. The meteorite that weighed more than 22 pounds that makes it the sixth most discovered meteorite in Michigan can go get $ 100,000 Mazurek. She revealed: "It's the most precious specimen I've ever held in my life, monetary and scientifically."

Just a confirmation

Although Sirbescu had done his exams, she wanted someone else corroborates her conclusion. So the researcher cut a piece of Mazurek meteorite and sent it to the Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C at Catherine Corrigan, geologist.

Meteorite with a value

It was so obvious. Corrigan confirmed that it was a very valuable meteorite. Not only that, the woman showed no kind of astonishment on the rock used as door door. It can be used as a door exit thanks to its appearance.

Should be in the museum

Corrigan explained: "The fact that it was used as door door is actually not rare. Iron meteorites are heavy - pure, iron nickel - and tend to be ideal for such things. "At the same time, it admitted that the use of the meteorite as a door would surely have caused damage. It would be better in a museum where its oxidation can be prevented.

Meteorite future

Sirbescu emphasized the likely future of rock space. She said: "What's usually happening with these at this point is that meteorites can be sold and shown in a museum or sold to collectors and sellers seeking to make a profit."

Buyers

The Smithsonian was one of the potential buyers of the rock. The crude rock one of their museums where he would be kept. They do not take place Sirbescu by keeping a slice of it. In addition, they agreed to call the rock "Edmore Meteorite."

Exam

A hypothesis is that Smithsonian wants to invest money in the rock for a further analysis of the rock. As the news arrived that the institution also decided a piece of it and sent it to the University of California, Los Angeles. The room was sent to Professor Emeritus John Wasson. The man is called, "Guru of iron meteorites".

Learn more

Wasson would investigate more deeply in the object to learn more about its chemical components. And if the result shows meteorites containing rare elements, its value will increase the multifold on the market. There will be an even larger range of museums or collectors by calling.

All decided

Even if the tests were still on, Mazurk and Sirbescu had plans for that. Mazurek decided to give ten percent of the selling price at the CMU. He hoped that his contribution would fund expenses related to the study of Earth students and atmospheric scientific fields.

More than planned

Although this is not clear, how much the department would receive, Sirbescu is already grateful if it can have access to this single meteorite. The students had the opportunity to see the meteorite closely. Earlier, it was something they had seen only in textbooks.

New dimension

Sirbescu also observed that the meteorite provided a new perspective on the planetary system. She said, "Just think, what I stayed is a piece of the early solar system that fell literally in our hands."

Not clear

It is still unclear if the meteorite is always with Mazurek or he sold it. But this story triggered a passion for finding more meteores among people.

Hoba

So far, the biggest meteorite never to discover on Earth is being Hoba. The rock weighing 66 tons is in Namibia. According to the expert, the rock hit the earth about 80,000 years ago. The meteorite consisted mainly of nickel and iron similar to Edmore Meteorite.