Mendy Ouzillou: Dealing and Collecting Meteorites, Holding Moon Rocks
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 ShowMaking classic meteorites availableSlicing meteorites as standard practice among scientists and collectorsMuseums trading their meteorites to expand their collectionsThe difference in value of meteorites depending on geographic landfallUsing weather radar to see a possible strewn fieldThe dangers of chasing meteoritesPossible preservation of the asteroid impactor that wiped out the dinosaursThe specifics of the Lunar Meteorite on Rally RoadLunar meteorites as collectibles and investmentsThe Global Meteorite Association and growing the hobby---Follow Alts- Website & newsletter: https://alts.co- Discord: https://discord.gg/DEkHgzggwC- Twitter: https://twitter.com/altassetsclub- Insta: https://instagram.com/alts_co- Link to Alan Goldsher playlist