stoll Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 hi , found this earlier on and after a some research on meteorites, this could be one .. well i think. just wanted to know what your thoughts on this are.its magnetic, weighs 33.0 g., looks like it has a fusion crust. feels heavier in hand then other stone that size. when scraped against a file it left like a dark/black like powderthanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C... Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Slag Mike C... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Looks like magnetite.Not a meteorite to me, and definitely nothing that looks like fusion crust, sorry. Edited February 12, 2013 by Mikestang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoll Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 the way i understood what i read 'slag' is man made and a fusion crust is a glassy like layer.thanks tho for your comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Slag is man made and can have a shiny surface,Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Alaoui Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hi Friend ,please try to have a better pics clear onces , also if you provides more informations( weight , degree of magnetisime,density, sandpaper traces ...) will be easy to have an visual identification !i add my vote to do recents comments ( not a meteorite ) but thats the first step sure next time you will have one .Greetings . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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