burniejm 0 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Found this in my wife's grandfather's workshop. Thought it could be a meteorite so I did some research. It does seem to meet most of the criteria (heavy/dense, metallic, magnetic, burnt surface) but I haven't seen anything that looks quite like this so I'm at a loss. Hopefully its not just slag. Would love some help in identifying Thanks!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,598 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I'm not exactly sure what it is but it's not a meteorite. Sorry. What was your wife's grandfather doing in the workshop? That may give us a clue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burniejm 0 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 13 minutes ago, Morlock said: I'm not exactly sure what it is but it's not a meteorite. Sorry. What was your wife's grandfather doing in the workshop? That may give us a clue. I believe he had a metal detector and searched for things as a hobby. What disqualifies it as a meteorite? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 884 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 The interior does not display any characteristics of a meteorite. The black coating on the outside does not appear to be fusion crust, and that part of the rock exterior does not resemble what a fusion crusted surface would look like. It does not appear to be a meteorite, looks like a byproduct of some sort of human activity to me. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burniejm 0 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 On 1/21/2020 at 5:16 PM, Mikestang said: The interior does not display any characteristics of a meteorite. The black coating on the outside does not appear to be fusion crust, and that part of the rock exterior does not resemble what a fusion crusted surface would look like. It does not appear to be a meteorite, looks like a byproduct of some sort of human activity to me. Dang! well thanks for taking a look at it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WillM 68 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/21/2020 at 4:35 PM, burniejm said: Found this in my wife's grandfather's workshop. Thought it could be a meteorite so I did some research. It does seem to meet most of the criteria (heavy/dense, metallic, magnetic, burnt surface) but I haven't seen anything that looks quite like this so I'm at a loss. Hopefully its not just slag. Would love some help in identifying Thanks!!! One side is smooth and the other is rocky, it's brecciated and apears to have gases released from it. Either a very rare meteorite or something man made. It looks like it has glypts from the picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stillweaver hillbelli 234 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Looks like muscovite mica, predominantly. The shiny plates should flake easy if teased with a knife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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