✅ SOLVED Part Of A Meteorite?

[Natman]

Hi all, I dug this up and wondered what it could be. It doesn't look like anything man-made. It's heavy for its size, 1.5 ounces and is 1.25 inches wide. It also sticks to a magnet. I didn't want to throw it away since I've never found anything like it before and I've been detecting for more than 20 years. Any ideas appreciated.

Nat

 

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[Digalotajunk]

Looks like iron ore to me. But, I'm NO geologist. Nice find!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I found something very similar recently in my back yard, at first glance it looked like a small canister shot, but when I dropped it, it turned out to be a encrusted nut and bolt (and a pile of crunchy rust dust)

 

[Natman]

I know it's not anything man-made. It's some kind of rock that sticks to a magnet.

 

[galenrog]

Not a meteorite. I lean toward the opinion of Joe-Dirt. I have seen small bolts come out of similar looking rust balls.

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[Terry Soloman]

Conglomerate rock. Sorry.