Frikalika Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 i found this strange stone while doing some yard work. if it isnt a meteorite can anyone tell me what it is? http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/Fri...ka/100_3565.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/Fri...ka/100_3566.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/Fri...ka/100_3567.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/Fri...ka/100_3568.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/Fri...ka/100_3569.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/Fri...ka/100_3570.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 it kida looks like reroad slag not a m rock though but it's hard to tell by pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haderly Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Looks like vesicular basalt. Do you live near a volcano? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frikalika Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 thats the weird thing, i dont think there are any volcanoes near southwest michigan, and how would you suggest i take pics of it to make identification easier? also it is magnetic if that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Hi Frika, Your stone appears to be a piece of slag. It is too vesicular (the bubbly holes) to be a meteorite. Don't stop looking for meteorites. We all have found our share of meteor-wrongs. Good Hunting, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frikalika Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 thanks for the confirmation, you can never be too careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 G'Day Frika, Very interesting find, but in regards to being extraterrestrial, I would definitely have to say no. Is the color of the same as what's in the images? Or is the green the product of flourescent lighting? So it's attracted to a magnet. I think I really need to lean on volcanic origin, but you need to remember you have alot of influences in the area this came from. One being glacial, it could have been transported. And secondly, human, another transport. Somebody could have brought it into the region where you found this. But I would hang on to it. Just as a reference. Don't give up. There is a met out there somewhere with your name on it. Cheers Johnno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The green color and the bubbly composition makes me think it was the byproduct of an old copper smelting operation-slag. Michigan does have a copper mining history and is noted for the native copper specimens among mineral collectors. Michigan is also noted for iron mining and the magnetic attraction could be attributed to iron minerals that were added at some point during the smelting process. :hmmmmmm: Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienrockfarm Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hello Frika, I'm from Southeast Michigan and I can tell you your sample is indeed slag. I've found a lot of it looking exactly like that. The green color is due to manganese I believe. It is nearly pure glass with all the bubbles and sometimes has a brown "crust" on it. A fellow came to my house last week with the exact same material, his father found it while digging a fence post hole, they said it was perched on a stand for 30 years in the house, telling friends and family it was a meteorite! I felt kinda bad having to break the news. If you want to learn more about meteorites and meteorite hunting let me know, I probably live fairly close to you. Larry 248-842-8095 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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