Is This a Meteorite? Found 3/28/09 Amboy, Washington

[henshooten]

could possibly be some space debree from an old satelite mate as its surface characteristics tell me it has features of a meteorite and certainly looks to be impact shrapnel so that would be my best guess as to what it is

great find all the same !!!!

[JesseKing1981]

I think it is a piece of nickel, but not all meteorites are magnetic...it could be a sikote meteorite. the only way to tell is to send in a small piece to a specialist, some do it for free. it just dont cut it up to much, if it is a meteorite, they sell for 50 cents to 20 dollars per gram, so every little bit counts. best of luck.

[jkimm7]

meteorites are usually heavy and magnetic i dont think its a meteorite but its very inreresting

[weirdcode1]

i can tell you its DEFINITELY NOT aluminum (its too heavy) or obsidian (which is a glassy substance)... best i can do

[weirdcode1]

if this is not the product of some industrial process i would suggest it may be a specimen what is known as 'prophecy stone' (see THE BOOK OF STONES by robert simmons & naisha ahsian) or more probably, goethite. have you taken it to a mineralogist?

[chargerswin]

space rocks do not have quarts for that is an earth material and vesicles will never be found in any type of space rock. If you don't know what any of these are look them up and check out your rock. Thats a pretty good way to check if its real or fake

[henshooten]

@chargerswin quarts isnt exclusive to earth mate as its not a seeding crystalline form ,yes it is rare to find it but it has been found in a somewhat powdered form in the moons carbon dust ,weather this is ejecta from the earth is yet to be proven mate

sorry dont want to step on any toes here

[supergooddeal]

Can we really say that all meteorites are magnetic. 

[edweird44]

its melted aluminium

[l0chis]

what you are holding is not a meteorite, it is an igneous volcanic rock! it could be obsidian!

[henshooten]

@l0chis no way it is obsidian looks more like glass and fractures exactly like this ,obsidian has a crystaline structure and this object is clearly not of this type

[777dingo]

Does a magnet stick to it? If not, what type of metal is it?

[firehands6]

if my hypothesis is correct thats a peice of 100 million year old dinasaur poop

[RichardGold8]

if it would be like a metal from space like copper falling down here, would it be magnetic? no right? so not all meteors r magnetic!!

[sublimezeppelin]

meteorites i've experienced that look like that are usually very heavy and magnetic. nice scale;p

[r2hammer]

Yeah,

I know now it's NOT A METEORITE! We purchased a real one and it's quite heavy, and different in many ways. Our "real" meteorite is extremely dense/heavy, while this one is the opposite, much lighter than you'd think it should be.

Thanks,

Scott

[Diamonddavej]

Its most likely a lump of manganese, its artificial.

My university geology department received many supposed "meteorites" from members of the public over the years. I had to identify a few, one looked just like this one and it was made of manganese.

[starwarsvisitors]

I disagree, This doesn't look like slag to me at all. It may be a rare non-magnetic metallic meteorite. Magnetism is the deciding factor 98% of the time or so...

But there is the rare 2%, which means you could have a SUPER rarity here or a piece of slag. Get it tested and send it off!

Let us know!

[D4l4m4r]

Sorry, but that is nonsense. Iron is the only metal that can possibly occur in a meteorite in large quantities and iron is ALWAYS magnetic, below curie temperature. There a no (zero) known exceptions from this rule, except for highly waethered (oxidized) rocks, which is clearly not the case here.

[r2hammer]

I looked and thought rocks from the moon can be non-magnetic. Anyhow I know...Likely Slag.

Still a cool rock and I just bought a certified legit Meteorite off e-bay "NEW CAMPO METEORITE" from an IMCA member.

Now at least one will be real!

This one is a nice specimen and over 2,000 grams!

Now my 6 year old is excited. He was saddened to find out his meteorite was like the one "Joe Dirt" found!

[D4l4m4r]

@r2hammer - dont get me wrong. Many differentiated meteorites (aside from irons and stony irons) can be non-magnetic.

However, in your case the rock is metallic and non-magnetic at the same time and that was what ruled out meteorites. There are only 2 metals that occur in meteorites in large quantities: Nickel and Iron. There is no viable way to separate them and both of them are ferromagnetic.

[777dingo]

@D4l4m4r IIron Meteorites also contain high amounts of Nickel.

[meteorfright]

Hi, I am a professional meteorite hunter. Here is the answer - It is absolutily NOT a meteorite!! 100% NOT a Meteorite! Sorry......

[Arshak]

wtf is a professional meteorite hunter.. U just completely took that out of your ass

[D4l4m4r]

Given the fact, that a meteorites can be sold at 5$ to 50000$ per gram (!) hunting meteorites is a pretty good way to make a living. There are a number of pple who collect rocks in deserts and blue ice fields, as well as trying to track just recently fallen rock

However, in most countries collecting&selling meteorites is illegal, especially those countries where most meteorites come from (well ok, most meteorites come from antarctica, but you usually wont find them on the free market).

[D4l4m4r]

it certainly looks a lot like an averagy iron. the missing magnetism counts that out - and at the same time it would count out an extraterrestrial origin.

Which leaves a metal slag of some king. i am a little out of my league at that area. all i can say, if its metallic and not magnetic its definetly not an meteorite.