Mendy Ouzillou: Dealing and Collecting Meteorites, Holding Moon Rocks
Episode notes
Horacio spoke with meteorite collector and dealer Mendy Ouzillou. Mendy is the founder of SkyFall Meteorites and the Founder and President of the Global Meteorite Association. In this episode, Mendy recaps his trip to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, talks about the current state of the meteorite marketplace, and talks about the fractionalized Lunar Meteorite on Rally Road.
More discussion topics include:
Observations from the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Making classic meteorites available
Slicing meteorites as standard practice among scientists and collectors
Museums trading their meteorites to expand their collections
The difference in value of meteorites depending on geographic landfall
Using weather radar to see a possible strewn field
The dangers of chasing meteorites
Possible preservation of the asteroid impactor that wiped out the dinosaurs
The specifics of the Lunar Meteorite on Rally Road
Lunar meteorites as collectibles and investments
The Global Meteorite Association and growing the hobby
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