MeteHunt Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (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, 2018 by MeteHunt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteHunt Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Forgot to mention - it conducts electricity very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I see vesicles which means it's probably not a meteorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Have you done a streak test on it? What color streak? Cheers, Unc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munroney Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I would say not a meteorite. Possibly iron ore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Looks like a terrestrial iron-bearing rock to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteHunt Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzNuggetBob Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (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, 2018 by AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I've found several like that that I streak tested but they all, without exception, left a red or black streak...Interesting....Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteHunt Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteHunt Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billpeters Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 It is not a meteorite, But you aught to find out what kind of metal ore it is anyway. Good luck! billpeters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 A black streak indicates it could be magnetite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzNuggetBob Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteHunt Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 How it behaves with powerful neodymium magnet . Sorry for a quality of the video. e889053b-cf01-484e-91ee-fd3cf51c5d15.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I'd say you have a specimen of magnetite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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