ltpaulbtv Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 While searching an area next to my house with my metal detector I found this stony iron object. It was in a hole that looks like a crater. I was once told by a surveyor that it was a meteorite crater that fell thousands of years ago. I really wonder how he knows this because I find no information on this crater anywhere. Regardless I found this stone and it is attracted to a magnet. I ground a window on one side and I see small flecks of metal and something that appears to be crondules. I'm not to excited because there has never been a find in Vermont. The stone weighs 1.6 grams. I hope to find a nickel testing kit to see if it test positive for nickel. I can post more pictures if anyone is interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hi Paul, Got any more photos? Or close-ups? Thanks, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Nickel testing kits are not accurate enough for meteorites. Post up some in-focus close-ups (with the rock in focus instead of the table top) and let's have a better look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltpaulbtv Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 target="_blank"><img src="http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt238/ltpaulbtv/51B93962-03F5-45A5-B86C-645FF7889B34-2221-00000884D112AB87.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>I ground down a larger area of the stone. I put the flat surface up to a magnet and it was highly attracted to it. I hope this picture helps. I'll try another picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltpaulbtv Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 target="_blank"><img src="http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt238/ltpaulbtv/8F6ED104-0BEE-40B4-BE18-E0FE4A932086-2869-000008A7DECCC7DE.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>Hope this picture is better. It's not easy to get a good photo. This is the area I ground down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Nickel testing kits are not accurate enough for meteorites. Post up some in-focus close-ups (with the rock in focus instead of the table top) and let's have a better look.X-2 Like Mike said even pics are tough, but trying to test Nickle has shown to be at best unreliable in most cases with testing kits available to average Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 If you want to do a scientifically valid nickel test, try the method outlined by O. Richard Norton in Rocks from Space. It is a destructive test, meaning you have to sacrafice part of what you're testing to be pulverized. A bulk density test outlined there is another good tool for trying to discover what you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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