Meteorite??

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looks like somebody went diving for this one it's magnetic it's got visible remnants of crust or I should say crustaceans 1488427599067308981837.jpg 1488427645151-55880888.jpg 1488427686957726253174.jpg 1488427749010-1065069549.jpg
 

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Geochem

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The greenish mineral crystals appear to be olivine (Mg, Fe SiO4), which is in the solid solution series of forsterite (Mg SiO4) and fayalite (Fe SiO4) end minerals. These commonly occur in mafic (Mg & Fe rich) igneous rocks that compose ocean sea floor crust.

The roundness and surface smoothness does not look from heated surface mineral fuse character but by common water current or wave action with sand abrasion.

The magnetism is from magnetite, which is common in mafic rocks high in olivine.
 

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Terry Soloman

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Not even close. NO, it is not a meteorite. :skullflag:
 

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