This was found in Vermont near a river bed. It seems metallic but is not attracted to a magnet. It weighs 5.6 ounces and fits in the palm of my hand.
s this a meteorite?
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Hi Mike. I don't think it is. However, NO one on this forum can say for sure. Take it to a geologist at a local college or university.
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You might want to post this in the fossil section. The pattern on the flat side looks a lot like horn corral but I haven't ever seen it that color. It's really cool, whatever it is.
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I would be inclined to say stony meteorite. A density test would help.
Hello everyone..
Sorry my friend, it is not a meteorite .. raw "hématite" beautiful, a high-density and color of iron, but do not catch the magnet mostly .. I own a beautiful piece of it Sastsmg and enclose the image in your subject to signify. Thits
Sorry my friend, it is not a meteorite .. raw "hématite" beautiful, a high-density and color of iron, but do not catch the magnet mostly .. I own a beautiful piece of it Sastsmg and enclose the image in your subject to signify. Thits
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A density test will help determine this. If this is hematite, you will get a density of ~4.8-5.3 grams per cubic centimeter, depending upon purity of the sample.
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I will conduct a density test and post the results.
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Mike one more post like that and you will lose the ability to post for awhile...
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A second thought on this - polymetallic nodule.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Konkrecje_manganowe.jpg
The black coating might indeed be manganese oxide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Konkrecje_manganowe.jpg
The black coating might indeed be manganese oxide.
