avandesande Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I found these in a 150 foot area in central western New Mexico in the mountains. I brought one of the larger pieces to a lapidary shop and they tried cutting it with their meteorite blade, but they were unsuccessful. Where the blade bit into it it appeared to be solid bright metal.Am I messing around with something man-made or could this be a meteorite? I sent a picture along to a university and the person there said that iron meteorites don't break apart like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I'm thinking Shrapnel from a bomb or Artillery here.Can you give more specific area?We have a pile of areas that have been used for that stuff here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedrock Bob Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 They look like artifacts to me. File a window in one.Irons are tough to tell from artifacts. They just dont look like iron meteorites to me though. The shape is wrong and I dont see any fusion crust at all. Just rust.Who knows? Just my two cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avandesande Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 San Mateo mountains- not any military activity that I know of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 My first impression was shrapnel; try polishing and etching one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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