Meteorite?

[sonnyjam]

I found this metal detecting on the shore of the Delaware Bay. It has shiny specks through out and a small amount of iron ore on the outside surface. A magnet sticks to it and the metal detector reads nickel. It looks to be broken off from a larger piece. When scratched with a tile it comes out grey. I used a multimeter and it has a reading throughout but, didn't try an acid test. One area i ground down some, you can see it in the pictures. Its very heavy for its size weighing 12.030lbs and is 9 1/2 inches at its longest point, 6 1/2 inches wide, and 3 inches thick. Thanks for your help.

 

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[sniffer]

it doesn't have the melted look to it or the color. if it's nickel a magnet shouldn't stick to it.
the only real way to tell is to get someone to cut it in half and look at the slice for the
tell tale crystaline structure and then maybe take it to a university geology lab and have them look at it

 

[outdoors]

too many tiny pitholes has no crust on the surface no rust no smooth surface on one side
it's a meteorwrong
meteorites will have more iron than nickel and will be very dark in color

 

[extractor]

Close but more likely a meteorwrong .