Other precious metals that have been found in meteorites include rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), and osmium (Os), which are all members of the PGMs. These metals are relatively rare and have a variety of specialized industrial applications.
As we noted above, not every meteorite will contain all those metals.
Chances are that if you have a meteorite (and the chances of your having one are relatively small), it could contain several different metals, often intermixed with rock an iron.
If by any chance you have one, we can do a simple test on it to determine what it contains.
And by the way, there is another way to obtain materials that have fallen to Earth from space. It is to gather and melt a few tons of snow from Antarctica, the next time you are there. When you melt polar snow, you will find that it contained a small amount of space dust that, like the contents of meteorites, could contain platinum, gold, and other precious metals.
So, meteorites are not your most reliable source of precious metals.
If you have other scrap, chances are it will contain more precious metals. Gather your scrap and call our precious metal refiners at 800-426-2344. We can test your precious metal scrap, tell you what it contains, and recycle it for top dollar.