found this chunk of what i thought is just iron. father told me to take this to UWP to have them take a look at it. he thinks it is meteorite. this thing weighs about 5-6 lbs and its only 4 1/2 inches long. im going to call them tomorrow morning to see if they can look at it to let me know for sure what it is. i found this about 6 inches of dirt close to the river. i don't know but we'll see what happens. fyi...... great site.
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welcome to the site I really hope it turns out to be a meteorite! I have seen pictures of slabs cut from certain meteorites that have gem stones in them. Can be very valuable!
Re: my very first find, and first time to the board
Originally Posted by tymcmurray
Good luck. Welcome!!!
Have you tried a magnet on it?
i put a magnet to it. it stuck. i have an appointment to take it to the university of wisconsin parkside @ 3:30. they are going to take a visual of it and decide if there is enough evidence to continue investigating. the next step from there will be to slice a piece of it off, polish it and do a nickel test. none the less i have to see if it makes it pass the first part.
Re: my very first find, and first time to the board
well, i took it to UW Parkside and talked with Dr. LI. we discussed the whatever it is that i found, location, depth of my find. he says that it is extremely rare that meteorites fall in wisconsin. its not impossible, just very rare. based on the initial evaluation he can not tell either way if it is or isn't. he sent me in two directions. one he told me to get a hold of a professor of anthropology and dicuss the area on which it is found. IMHO, i think the dr is being sceptical of this. second he told me to cut off a piece and polish it. that is the only way to tell for sure after it is polished. going to try and get ahold of a granite shop here in town that makes and polishes counter tops and what not. see what and if they can do anything for me. that is my update. ill keep you all posted.
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I really hope it turns out to be a meteorite! I have seen pictures of slabs cut from certain meteorites that have gem stones in them. Can be very valuable!
Originally Posted by tymcmurray
