meteorite maybe?

[H-Town Rick]

can someone tell me if this is a genuine meteorite. Found it on a Galveston beach today.

 

[Terry Soloman]

That is a "meteorwrong," sorry. Looks like some sort of concretion or slag.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

I'm still waiting for the post of like the 100 pound meteorite.... Man when will they find it?

 

[H-Town Rick]

i found it with my detector 7"-8" deep. and it's not magnetic. Can a concretion or slag be metal detected?

 

[Gunrunner61]

I don't think it's a metorite, maybe a piece of slag though.................Good eye though....................HH

 

[H-Town Rick]

i read from other stories to take a file and find a shiny spot. So I did, I took a small fine file and filed it until I found a shiny spot. What do you think now.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

I say take it to a geologist or metallurgist for 100% ID

 

[dimedigger]

its a sex stone..fn rock

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Looks like a piece of concrete with a piece of hardware stuck in it....
Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[Gemini Alpha]

The Important thing about authentic meteorites are fusion crusts. Most of the known meteorites do have a fusion crust from entering in our athmosphere at speeds of many miles per second. That causes the exterior of the meteorites to melt and that is what is called fusion crust. Without one, its highly unlikely you have a meteorite. If you wanna learn more about meteorites, have a look around and search for the word "fusion crust". That´ll help you to learn what you need to look out for. There are many interesting databases with pics of authentic meteorites. I spent days looking at em while realizing all my so called meteorites were junk from ancient metalproduction and stuff. bye GA

 

[GTzer]

For a real quick learning experience on meteorites-just check the pics on E-bay. I worked with meteorites for over 10 years and I have a decent collection-BUT-looking at many of those pics-I'd be hard pressed to ID. The desert varnish types would be really hard. They are --everywhere. Even as a mineral,fossil,artifact surface collector and MDer I still have not found my own YET. Might be a small one on you roof right now :-)
Fusion crust- actually those are much rarer and bring a premium. The crust is very thin and fragile. It weathers off quite easily. Some are NOT magnetic. That type usually looks more like a charcoal briquet and is cometary material.
As far as the MD result. I get readings from coal sometimes.