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I don't know if this matters but I just tried cutting into it with my sawzall with a metal blade. 5 minutes and I barely scratched it.
 

Gonna have to say its not a meteorite. There are no flow patterns or evidence of burning. What you've there is what I call iron stone. Its a mix of silicates and magnetite and does not cut with metal tools ;) Gonna have use carbide or diamond to slab it. Not an uncommon material and its often confused with meteorites.
There are plenty of images online but here are a few:

Burnt exterior : meteorite2.webp

Flow patterns from atmospheric entry : meteorite 1.webp

And with metallic meteorites pocking from entry: meteorite3.webp

Stony meteorites often display smooth exteriours with evidence of scorching however one usually has to cut a slab off to confirm their make up as some don't contain metals in any quantity.
 

Hunter is right, it is not a meteorite, looks like hematite or magnetite.
Dave
 

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