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

Found today 3/28/09 by my son in Amboy, Washington. We were high in the Hills and were doing target practice.
My son found it among a bunch of rocks. I looked for more and found nothing else like it.
We sanded a corner edge and it's metal, but non-magnetic. We are wondering if anybody can confirm if it's a meteorite or a meteor-wrong!

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[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

[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 !!!!

[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

[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

[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

[supergooddeal]

Can we really say that all meteorites are magnetic.

[edweird44]

its melted aluminium