Is it meteorite

Aoolfman1st · Jun 23, 2020

Hi all
A friend of mine sent me this pic
He found it on the sea shore
Is it meteorite ?
What do you think?

galenrog · Jun 23, 2020

It appears to be some kind of metal, broken from a larger piece, with a lot of weathering. Also appears to be man made.

Time for more coffee.

Red-Coat · Jun 23, 2020

galenrog said:
It appears to be some kind of metal, broken from a larger piece, with a lot of weathering. Also appears to be man made.

Time for more coffee.

Agreed. If it had been a meteorite recovered from the sea, it would be rusty... and I see no rust.

Is it magnetic?

Terry Soloman · Jun 23, 2020

Nope.

Aoolfman1st · Jun 23, 2020

galenrog said:
It appears to be some kind of metal, broken from a larger piece, with a lot of weathering. Also appears to be man made.

Time for more coffee.

I cannot judge it since i havent touch it yet
But my friend tould me it isnt so magnetic though it catches magnet

Aoolfman1st · Jun 23, 2020

Red-Coat said:
Agreed. If it had been a meteorite recovered from the sea, it would be rusty... and I see no rust.

Is it magnetic?

Ya bro it is slightly magnetic

Red-Coat · Jun 23, 2020

Aoolfman1st said:
Ya bro it is slightly magnetic

For that appearance, if it were a meteorite it would be strongly magnetic (and, if recovered from the sea, also rusty).

Aoolfman1st · Jun 23, 2020

Red-Coat said:
For that appearance, if it were a meteorite it would be strongly magnetic (and, if recovered from the sea, also rusty).

Maybe the man used a weak magnet
The absence of rusy could mean that the stone is fresh or polished by the waves and the shore sand
The sand with the waves works like a sand blaster .... eh?

Red-Coat · Jun 23, 2020

Aoolfman1st said:
Maybe the man used a weak magnet
The absence of rusy could mean that the stone is fresh or polished by the waves and the shore sand
The sand with the waves works like a sand blaster .... eh?

I think this is what we call "clutching at straws". That's not a meteorite.