joegeek Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 My great grandfather found it in Eastern Canada, I believe, pre 1945. It is 1.6 pounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Shore is a weird lookin bugger, the outsides looks like alligator skin.If it were mine I'd file an inconspicuous spot on it to expose the inside, then let us see a good clear picture.Funny how the exterior weathered/broke down into those shapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegeek Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Shore is a weird lookin bugger, the outsides looks like alligator skin.If it were mine I'd file an inconspicuous spot on it to expose the inside, then let us see a good clear picture.Funny how the exterior weathered/broke down into those shapes.Any specific spot to file? How big a piece?Also, I could not get the fridge magnets to stick to it, does that mean it is not a meteorite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasRocker Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hi Joe,Thats a very interesting rock you got there! A magnet sticking to it would be a good sign, however, some of the rarer meteorites such as carbonaceous chondrites and LL chondrites don't stick well to magnets as they have very little or no iron/nickel in them. File down or cut off a corner to see what's inside, and post a picture of it. This will show us more tell tale signs of a meteorite such as chondrules or metal flecks.....or terrestrial features. Please keep us updated.Dale R.www.findameteorite.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Fridge magnets won't tell you much if you had a good quality rare earth magnet you may see a difference.As far as where to file or grind , one of the protruding points would make an easy to work area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegeek Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Fridge magnets won't tell you much if you had a good quality rare earth magnet you may see a difference.As far as where to file or grind , one of the protruding points would make an easy to work area.Thanks for all the help guys. I am going to take it to school today to have my local college scientist take a look at it.Is it safe to wash off in any way? It has a lot of dust/dirt on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distimpson Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Thanks for all the help guys. I am going to take it to school today to have my local college scientist take a look at it.Is it safe to wash off in any way? It has a lot of dust/dirt on it.looks like a septarian nodule, we get a few coming in the museum. pic from wiki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegeek Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 Is there any value to a nodule?A guy from the Missouri geographical dept. Emailed me back and said it was just a concretion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Emailed me back and said it was just a concretion.That's what I think it is too.. Still an unusual findSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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