(07-19-2019, 06:23 AM)Professer E link Wrote:Technically speaking falls are property of the Crown and you are actually supposed to notify the authorities.
I best put mine back then! ;D
FYI; I have a tektite on display that I show people who want to see a meteorite, it's deceptive I know but it looks like what they expect and was formed in a meteorite strike, but I always have to fess up! I do have two largish samples of chondrite and a nickel-iron but these are not for handling, to most people they are not so impressive unless you have a normal rock to weight them against!
There is a company called Crystal World selling reputable fossils and meteorite fragments, they use to be near Monash Uni but they moved some years ago to Devon Meadows.
Funny story, I promised my missus I'd buy her a big rock for an anniversary eventually, she was very disappointed when I gave here a split 5kg thunderegg! She took a long time to get over that one, she keeps both halves on display in the living room now and tells people she'll use them to euthanise me one day! :o
I've a mate who has a large chunk of ambergris he found on the Peninsula back beaches, I think it's illegal to keep that as well, it's certainly illegal to sell it!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"