Meteorite? lava rock? beautiful piece o crap? Clueless guy needs some help to ID

[chaitier]

My Family has had this rock for as long as i can remember (30+ years) My mother says it was given to my dad (who passed away 8 years ago) by someone who found it in the desert (not sure which).
It's very heavy, smooth to the touch, feels metallic but does not attract a magnet (although testing with a fridge magnet might not have delivered the best results).

I'm curious to know what it is

Additional info:
38cm length
10cm diamater
3.5kg weight

attached some pictures to help ID (watch for proportion comparison)



Thanks in advance and apologies if this is "obviously not" a meteroite but i honestly have no clue.

Cheers,

Stephen

 

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[No gold in NY]

Looks like petrified wood. And welcome to TreasureNet chaitier.

 

[vpnavy]

I noticed this was your very first post Chaitier - so, Welcome Aboard! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forums: Select Your Area.... and selecting location information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country).

 

[chaitier]

Hi and thanks for the feedback. Updated my profile, I'm from Malta and the source is probably a desert in Libya.
I did compare to a lot of pictures and so far petrified wood seems to be the closest match