What do u think?

Goss33

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A couple of local enthusiasts and the local lapidary shop have all said yes, that it is a meteorite. I found this and a few others on one of many trips into the desert to one of my favorite spots to hunt out her near Tucson,Az.
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Please let me know what you think" if it's real in your opinion from what u can see. Or something else." and if wanted I'll post pics of the others I found with it. Thanks in advance.


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kcm

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That's not only interesting, it's FASCINATING!! A friend in South Dakota sent me a similar looking sample from his mine. It's non-magnetic, is similarly dark colored, etc. My piece, when in the Earth, there was a void inside the rock. Inside the void, this rock made lots of small, round nodules.

Ah! Found the pics. That's good, because I shudder to think where I put the bucket of rocks! :tongue3: I don't have a clue whether yours is a meteorite or not, but I know for certain mine isn't. So for me, even if I could inspect yours up close and in person, my answer is still the same - I ain't got a clue! :dontknow:

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Terry Soloman

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Nice piece of Basalt. :thumbsup:
 

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Goss33

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Terry, did u have any thoughts on my piece?


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Leeway1

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Pictures are not large enough to see any detail, but I can make out pores.
I don't think the real ones have those.
 

Charl

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I've collected meteorites for close to 35 years. It's not always easy with photos, but, in this case, that's pretty clearly not a meteorite.
 

Terry Soloman

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Again, Basalt.:occasion14:
 

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When I was hunting for Meteorites I always carried a lot of different baits for my rods. I started with iron and when I found a signal I would change baits. I used 9 different baits. I would not follow a signal unless I had one with at least 5 of these elements. Iron..,.Nickel....Granite...Magnesium..Colbalt....Silicate...Bronite..Diamond or Iridium.
 

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I think it's an HP mouse and an over-nuked chocolate POP-tart. Personally, I'm partial to Brown Sugar and Strawberry but Chocolate will do on a pinch. Now, if your POP-tart was/is actually a meteorite, then it's the just barely-est rite I've seen - or would it be the mostly-est wrong rite I've seen? In either case, that one would've certainly caused me to do a centuple take. I love your rock...and POP-tarts.
 

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When I was hunting for Meteorites I always carried a lot of different baits for my rods. I started with iron and when I found a signal I would change baits. I used 9 different baits. I would not follow a signal unless I had one with at least 5 of these elements. Iron..,.Nickel....Granite...Magnesium..Colbalt....Silicate...Bronite..Diamond or Iridium.


Just trying to be helpful but your list of elements is a time waster. I'm oK with iron, nickel and cobalt but the others
are either non-existent or so rare as to not bother. Granite is not an element but a mix of quartz, feldspar, mica and
possibility others. Bornite is a copper mix also. I would have to ask Jim From Idaho if diamonds can be seen on a MD.
Because they are carbon I guess it's possible .07%-.03% of my information. Speaking broadly I would stick with iron
and nickel as that's sure hit (maybe).
Maybe Terry Soloman could weigh in here as to what he finds useful. He's hunted a lot.
 

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It resembles a chunk of slag that I found.
 

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