Where is the meteorite identification agency?

There are many national meteorite appraisal institutions. You can find the observatory or the local meteorite identification agency.

The authoritative organization of meteorite identification is the organization used to identify meteorites. In China, authoritative professional meteorite appraisal institutions do not provide services for folk meteorite collectors. Therefore, it is difficult for an authoritative appraisal agency to issue a certificate for meteorites with high value. At present, there is no recognized meteorite appraisal institution in China to judge meteorites. Because there are no meteorite detection instruments in the world. No matter how big the instrument is, it is only mineral element analysis.

The identification, scientific research, collection and ownership of China's meteorite market are increasingly prominent, and domestic official institutions and non-governmental organizations should have unified standards and norms for meteorite identification. Most of the material elements contained in meteorites are the same as the earth's minerals. To identify meteorites, it is necessary to be fair and reasonable. It is much more difficult than taking an antique to identify it.

Professional meteorite identification

1. There are many places where meteorites can be identified in China, which can be divided into two categories. First, the Observatory or the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources. The second is the local meteorite identification agency or testing agency.

2. Meteorite identification needs to be analyzed and judged from a scientific point of view and the experience of professional experts and teachers. At present, meteorite identification in China is in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Many collectors have been there, and they agree with the appraisal results.

3. Meteorite is a kind of stone, iron or a mixture of stone and iron, also known as "meteorite", which is a material that unburned cosmic meteors outside the earth leave their original orbit or dust fragments are quickly scattered on the surface of the earth or other planets. Most meteorites come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and a few come from the moon and Mars.