what the heck

[imafishingnutt]

how come you guys are so fast to tell everyone that thier meteor is not real.
what makes you think all meteors have iron and nickel.
i dont think all meteors have to be of iron content.
i suppose you can tell us what solar system they came from too.
i understand telling some one if its real or not
but lets be clear not all meteors are iron.

 

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[paseclipse]

Thtat's because most of the finds here aren't meteorites. There's a lot of rocks out there that can easily be mistaken for meteorites and thats what people are posting. Do you want me to tell you "yeah, thats a meteorite" when it's not?

And yes your are correct, not all meteorites have iron in them. However this is a very small percentage (less than 1% I think) and most likely if someone finds a meteorite then it most likely will have iron and nickel in it because of this. The meteorites that don't have iron/nickel in them most people wouldn't be able to recognise because they look so similar to terrestrial rocks.

 

[Cruisin]

Here's a good link to a meteor-wrong identification page. It's really interesting. I also read an article by a meteor testing lab that said only about one in 1,000 meteorites tested were actually real meteorites.

http://meteorites.wustl.edu/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm

 

[justine093]

here is another good site for identification and to clear up some confusion.
http://www.aerolite.org/found-a-meteorite.htm

 

[Boobydoo]

A stoney meteorite with zero iron content
won't be found by a metal detector
... unless it's a eye find by a detector (ist)

Do you own a metoerite imafishingnut?
If not... PM me and let me know.

BDoo