saginaw72 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Got something that might interest the forum.The grandfather of a friend of mine found this specimen 50+ years ago. No one knows where grandpa found it, but my friend wondered if it was a meteorite. I told him it wasn't a meteorite, but I couldn't say exactly what it was either. Someone filed windows in it at some point to expose the side and top of it. Its all metal, as the photo shows. Sentimentality and fear that it will be damaged is preventing further testing, but I'm working on convincing them.So, until then, I thought I would post some photos to see what others might think of it.I think it's slag because of the vesicles. And the features that look like regmaglyphs, I'm guessing, were formed when the slag cooled. Another interesting thing about it are the small green flecks in it. In the photo I labeled these olivine for lack of a better word.Any thoughts?Apologize for presenting the photos in this slideshow format,but there is a forum problem and I couldn't lay them out the way I intended.Skip is looking at the problem. Saginaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebit25 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Well one side of the rock obviously was burning at extremely high temperatures to make it melt like that. If it's not a meteorite then it's from a volcanic explosion. That's my best guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saginaw72 Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 That's a thought. But it lacks the obvious holes of a volcanic rock and it's all metal. But I don't know all the forms of volcanic rock. I'm guessing too, so it could be possible.Saginaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly starkey Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Is it magnetic,if not it looks like native silver.Take a pin and were the file mark is try to scratch it,If you can mark or smear it with out to much effort,then maybe silver for sure.>>>Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saginaw72 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 What an interesting idea. I never considered it might be that. I'll have him try your suggestion over the weekend then post an update.Thanks Kelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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