Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 62 Extraterrestrial Visitors
"Brother Lin, please tell us about this stone!" Qiao Yufan said.

"It's a meteorite."

"Ah! So this is a meteorite!" Qiao Yufan opened his mouth.

A meteorite is an unburned stone, iron, or a mixture of stone and iron that is a cosmic meteor or dust fragment that has deviated from its original orbit outside the earth and quickly scattered to the surface of the earth or other planets.

During the formation process of meteorites, light trails are produced, which are commonly called meteors.

Shooting stars are often seen as wishing stars.

Whether it is a TV series or in real life, when people see a meteor appear in the clear night sky, they will subconsciously close their eyes, put their hands together, and make a wish at the moment the meteor passes by.

"I heard that meteorites are sold by gram. This meteorite should be worth a lot of money, right?"

The meteorite in Henry's hand was slightly smaller than his fist and oval in shape.

Lin Yuan nodded: "It's good to sell meteorites by gram, but the value of meteorites cannot be generalized. Different types of meteorites have different prices."

"There are different types of meteorites, right?"

Huo Qingtong always thought that meteorites were just meteorites and didn't think about them in such detail.

"Of course, according to their chemical composition and structural characteristics, they can be divided into meteorites, iron meteorites, and stony-iron meteorites."

Lin Yuan told everyone that stony meteorites are mainly composed of silicate minerals and are the most common type of meteorites, accounting for more than 90% of all meteorites.

Iron meteorites are mainly composed of iron-nickel alloys, accounting for more than 90%, and are the most metallic type of meteorites. They often have a silvery-white appearance, and their surfaces show unique "Westenden patterns" due to their high-speed passage through the atmosphere.

As the name suggests, the composition of stony-iron meteorites is between that of stony meteorites and iron meteorites. It contains both a certain amount of silicate minerals and a considerable proportion of iron-nickel alloys.

"Stony meteorites are the cheapest, generally priced at $400 per gram, followed by iron meteorites, priced at $687 per gram, and stony-iron meteorites are the most expensive, ranging from $1100 to $2000 per gram."

Of course, Lin Yuan only gave an approximate price.

Because the price of meteorites is affected by many factors such as market supply and demand, collection popularity, and scientific research value, the price fluctuates greatly.

Qiao Yufan wanted to find a meteorite, and found that this meteorite had a shiny surface and a Westerden structure. He also weighed the meteorite and found it was quite heavy.
He told Lin Yuan his guess: "Is this an iron meteorite?"

"Yes. You observe very carefully!" Lin Yuan gave him an approving look.

Lin Yuan knew that iron meteorites had a high iron content and were much heavier than stones of the same volume. Qiao Yufan obviously understood this principle, which was why he estimated the weight of the meteorite with his hands.

Henry's eyes flickered, and he silently calculated in his mind how much the meteorite was worth.

Meteorites are usually divided into four major categories. In addition to the three types of meteorites mentioned above, there is also a glass meteorite.

It is a natural glass material, often black or dark green, translucent, and is generally believed to be caused by a meteorite event. A large meteorite impact caused the surface and the meteorite fragments to melt quickly, and then quickly cooled and crystallized.

With Henry's example of finding a bargain, people no longer looked down on the stones in front of them.

They stared at those strange stones, picked them up from time to time and asked Lin Yuan if they were valuable.

"Isn't this stone valuable? It looks beautiful!" Li Qiu Shui was a little depressed. After all, she had paid for the stone in her hand.

The surface of the stone in Li Qiu Shui's hand is covered with beautiful flowers.

Li Qiushui pursed her lips: "Why?"

After all, you spent money, so you should know the reason, right?
Before Lin Yuan could say anything, his uncle spoke first: "This is chrysanthemum stone." His uncle recognized this stone; it was chrysanthemum stone.

Its flower shape resembles the colorful autumn chrysanthemum. The flower is milky white with clear texture, distinct boundaries, lifelike expression, and crystal clear. It is named because the andalusite crystals contained in the stone resemble chrysanthemums.

“This thing has a large output.”

My uncle's words made everyone understand.

Scarcity makes things valuable! This saying is universal in the world.

Since the output is large, it cannot be valuable.

Just like diamonds, they used to be very precious, but ever since the giant diamond mines were discovered, diamond companies panicked and quickly controlled mining volumes, thus stabilizing prices.

However, when China's artificial diamonds came out, they could no longer control it.

"Completely worthless?" Li Qiu Shui still refused to give up.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no valuable chrysanthemum stones.

"Some of the more unique ones are still valuable, so we can't generalize. In short, no matter what it is, we have to look at the quality. Ordinary ones can't be compared with fine ones." Lin Yuan said.

A few years ago, someone picked up a peculiar chrysanthemum stone. Not only was the flower shape beautiful and lifelike, but it was also colorful. It is said that someone offered hundreds of thousands for it.

The common raw materials of chrysanthemum stone we see are of a single color, the stone is gray-black and the flowers are white; while the colored chrysanthemum stone is mostly white, milky white, pink, and light yellow, which are colorful.

"Logically speaking, this kind of stone is only produced in Hunan. I didn't expect it to be found abroad as well," said Lin Yuan.

My uncle smiled and said, "How do you know it's from abroad? What if it was shipped from China?"

"Transporting this kind of stone out? What's the point?" Qiao Yufan also asked.

"Some things are not valuable in China, but not necessarily overseas. Just as some things are not valuable overseas, but valuable in China, what would you do if you came across them? You would probably buy them and take them back, right?" said my uncle with a smile.

Although he doesn't know how to identify, he understands some principles.

Just like this kind of stone, after it was made, we found that foreigners didn't like it, so we just threw it away.

"Of course, it's not surprising to see chrysanthemum stones abroad. No one can guarantee that something is a specialty of a certain place. This kind of stone is formed by nature after all. As long as the environment and conditions are similar, similar things can be produced." My uncle continued.

Just like jade, everyone used to think that it was only found in Myanmar, but later on, jade mines were also discovered in other countries, but the quality and reputation were far inferior to those in Myanmar.

Since it was worthless, Li Qiu Shui threw away the chrysanthemum stone that she had spent money on.

In addition to stones, Lin Yuan and his companions also saw some agates, but the quality was very poor, so they had no desire to buy them.

As we all know, agate is actually silicon dioxide, a component that is found everywhere on the earth.

In the past, this kind of agate was quite valuable.

In ancient times, humans had not yet learned to dig deep into the ground to mine for treasures. The ancients worked on the land, fishing, catching shrimps, growing rice and grazing, and they could accidentally pick up a piece of agate from the ground.

The way to get it is not easy.

But now it is different. With various mining tools, agate can be dug up in large quantities, so it is naturally worthless. Of course, some high-quality and unique ones are still valuable, such as Nanhong and water-filled agate, which are relatively rare.

(End of this chapter)