is this a meteorite

[bmetz82]

Crazy rocks i found today. This one is very magnetic. Can anyone tell me what they are.

 

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[ticm]

No not from space.

 

[matt092079]

That's a big frozen hunk of poopy!

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

That's a big frozen hunk of poopy!

I just saw your signature, lol

 

[PYRATE]

looks like slag

 

[unclemac]

sure does look like slag Slag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[bmetz82]

How is it slag? It was found in the middle of a corn field. Everything i have read and by the looks im pretty sure its a meteorite. i dont know tho. People have givin me so many different answers.

 

[Aussie]

Just wondering what you mean by very magnetic?

 

[Aussie]

My theory is that a piece of farm machinery broke down In the field and they have used a gas torch and welder to fix it in situ. So what you have there is slag from a repair, that's the wonderful thing about this hobby, there is a story behind everything you find

 

[bmetz82]

Very magnetic meaning it attracts a magnet. It has all the signs of both slag and a meteorite. Ive seen slag and its not like this. Idk where to get it checked out at.

 

[shawngrey16]

Where's the best place to
Go looking
For meteorites and are they valuable

 

[JanThorCro]

Where's the best place to
Go looking
For meteorites and are they valuable

Yes they're valuable. Root around on google and you'll get some answers as to where to find them. I spent time in the woods in January of 2011 looking for something that fell from the sky. All I found was evidence that porcupines eat the bark off trees in the winter...

 

[flyadive]

Meteorite wrong, maybe it did fall from space as space junk.

 

[goodmore]

It looks like the kind of rocks that we find on the railroad tracks around here.

 

[tesorobandit]

It looks like the kind of rocks that we find on the railroad tracks around here.

Meteorites have NO air holes or air pockets, yours has bubbly features.

 

[Nightibis]

Contact a local University with and Astronomy department. They can help you or direct you to help. If they suspect it to be a meteorite, they will sample it and compare it's composition to a database and can tell you if it is a known strike or a new one.

It looks like slag to me, but that is because I am looking at photo. The only way to really find out is to have an expert look at it.

 

[Gunrunner61]

Looks like slag to me, Check your local collage or university, they will help you "find the truth"......Use the force Luke..................HH

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Yep...Farmer slag

 

[jewelerguy]

That's a big frozen hunk of poopy!

maybe there's a space peanut on it

 

[chris]

deserts and yes very valuable