MeteHunt 1 Posted July 1 (edited) Hello everyone. I'm new one on this forum. My main hobby is hunting of coins and relics with a metal detector and I've been doing this for last 12 years. And this is the very first time when I found something that looks like a meteorite, so would be very grateful for some help with identification. Some facts about the rock: - place where it was found - Eastern part of Belarus (Europe); - was found with metal detector (dug out) at a depth of 30 centimeters (12 inch); - metal detector detects it like nonferrous metal; - it's very heavy (density maybe like lead), if necessary I can try to calculate; - non-magnetic with ordinary magnet but becomes slightly magnetic with very powerful neodymium magnet; - solid but can by filed with good rasp-file (look at the pictures) Thanks in advance! Edited July 1 by MeteHunt 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeteHunt 1 Posted July 1 Forgot to mention - it conducts electricity very well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 756 Posted July 1 I see vesicles which means it's probably not a meteorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,178 Posted July 1 Have you done a streak test on it? What color streak? Cheers, Unc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
munroney 55 Posted July 2 I would say not a meteorite. Possibly iron ore? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 581 Posted July 2 Looks like a terrestrial iron-bearing rock to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeteHunt 1 Posted July 3 On 7/1/2018 at 3:44 PM, Uncle Ron said: Have you done a streak test on it? What color streak? Cheers, Unc. It scratches the tile and leaves no marks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,343 Posted July 5 (edited) On 7/3/2018 at 4:31 PM, MeteHunt said: It scratches the tile and leaves no marks. No marks? This is a tough one based on what the finder is saying. color of surface scale,conductivity, weight, color of window. I'm thinkin lead-silver. galena?. AzNuggetBob Edited July 5 by AzNuggetBob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,178 Posted July 5 I've found several like that that I streak tested but they all, without exception, left a red or black streak...Interesting....Cheers, Unc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeteHunt 1 Posted July 6 Thanks everyone for the answers! Just made the photos of streak test results. May be European tiles are softer than US but it's unlikely true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeteHunt 1 Posted July 6 I found more tough floor tile and there is the test result. It leaves thin black streaks and also scratches the tile (but this time just a little bit). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billpeters 153 Posted July 6 It is not a meteorite, But you aught to find out what kind of metal ore it is anyway. Good luck! billpeters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 756 Posted July 6 A black streak indicates it could be magnetite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam 2,114 Posted July 6 Magnetite is quite magnetic. The OP says that this rock is only slightly magnetic. Which leads me to believe that I have no clue. Hematite can be slightly magnetic though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,343 Posted July 6 15 minutes ago, adam said: Magnetite is quite magnetic. The OP says that this rock is only slightly magnetic. Which leads me to believe that I have no clue. Hematite can be slightly magnetic though. I agree Adam. its got me puzzled too. I say do a scratch test on un-glazed porcelain, inside of white toilet tank lid and see what comes out of that. rather than all of these exotic floor tiles. AzNuggetBob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeteHunt 1 Posted July 6 How it behaves with powerful neodymium magnet . Sorry for a quality of the video. e889053b-cf01-484e-91ee-fd3cf51c5d15.mp4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 756 Posted July 7 I'd say you have a specimen of magnetite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
