munroney Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) I found this unusual rock in the peruvian desert. Almost perfectly round. Although not magnetic, it is extremely heavy in weight. It has a thin crusty layer on top, but below is a very dense core. It doesnt seem like any other meteorites i see online, but the outer crust looks to be melted and its unusually heavy. I should add that the area i found it in is dense with marine fossils. The land was once underwater, millions of year ago. Would this be a good area to search if meteorites were to land in water first? Edited September 30, 2014 by munroney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Definitely not a meteorite, they are never round like that, nor do their exterior surfaces look bumpy like that does.Any meteorites that landed there millions of years ago would have long since weathered away to nothing, especially if they landed in water. Typically meteorites only survive on Earth's surface on the order of thousands of years (there are some example of longer terrestrial ages, but not too many). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munroney Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thanks for the reply. I guess i wont be going back there to look for more haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 manganese nodulehttps://www.google.com/search?q=manganese+nodule&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS427&espv=2&biw=1067&bih=543&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=eqYqVPf3MNX6oQTmyIGADw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Weaver Hillbillie, Good call! Munroney, Don't stop looking for meteorites. We ALL find meteor-wrongs. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Elementary It looked covered in nodules and it's a rock, put rock and nodules together on Goog and looked at the images. FOund a match real quick-said it was Mn nod. So I narrowed to mn nodule and got oodles of matches.... GEt enough and you can make some tough steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Somewhat common but still v. Cool tohave in your collection. Cheers, yer unc in the W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Ron, Yes, it is still a good mineral specimen. Also, from what I have read and seen online, quitea few meteorite have been found in the deserts of Peru, so there is still great opportunities forMunroney, in that locale. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 G'Day Munroneyhttp://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.phpDrop down the country select Peru hit searchCheers Johnno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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