Is it or is it not a meteor ??

[catfishjim90]

Found this on a gravel bar on the Missouri River. It is highly magnetic could this be a
Meteor?

 

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[traveller777]

Thanks for posting catfish. I hope it turns out to be a meteorite for you. Some of the experts will likely help you soon. But to my unprofessional eyes it looks like iron slag of some type. hope you find out different.

 

[Ocean7]

 

[catfishjim90]

Here is a picture of the scratch mark from the possible
Meteor

 

[traveller777]

THANKS Ocean. I will save these for reference. Good job.

 

[RTR]

Not ALL meteorites are magnetic .Opposite what the video claims

 

[traveller777]

Not ALL meteorites are magnetic .Opposite what the video claims

True that.

 

[Red_desert]

I've seen a lot of meteorites posted on gold prospecting forums. Many are not meteorites, but some are genuine, especially the finds from known sites,

 

[Red_desert]

Looking at it this way, almost like a large rusty bolt top.

 

[Ocean7]

Magnetic attraction | Some Meteorite Information | Washington University in St. Louis

sites.wustl.edu

"If you have a rock that does not attract a magnet, then almost certainly it is not a meteorite.

(>95%) attract a simple magnet​

Some of the rarest kinds of meteorites (achondrites, lunar meteorites, martian meteorites), however, do not attract magnets because they contain little or no metal.​

 

[RTR]

And thus the reason for the word ALL being in capitals in my post