its big,its heavy but is it real?

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Hey everyone, i was messing around with the my old metal detector the other day and came across what seem to be a meteorite with all the test and reserch ive done. Im new at this and wanted to know what everyone on this site thought.
 

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If you truly believe this is a meteorite, please have it authenticated by qualified professionals.
 

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I do truly think its real. I just made an appointment with UT. If it is real whats going to happen? It weighs in at 174lbs. How offten are meteorites like this found?
 

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You will need to be sure UT has a good geology department to get a good answer. I hope for your sake it is real, let us all know what they say and what kind of specialist says it. I have sadly seen many artifacts misidentified by university personnel. Again this is not the place to ask, there are many folks here who wish to help you and will give you good links to follow and good advice, but without specific testing by qualified personnel nobody can be sure. They often actually need to be cut with a rock saw to see certain characteristics that identify them as meteorites. Most meteorites fall with others, as they break up in the atmosphere, and there are many meteorite "fields" that are well known and when thoroughly examined by a professional they can be identified as to the "field". Some are quite valuable and others not so much, depends on the type of meteorite and where they were found. Good luck with your find!!
 

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Thank you for your help...
 

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