Andrew Valusha Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Hi all! I found a stone, here is a piece of it. The surface of this piece can be viewed for hours. There are metal grains inside. Could it be a lunar meteorite? What do you think? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSilicate Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Sorry, but metal in Lunar, ah, i would have to guess, no. Maybe coarse grained gabbro. A terrestrial igneous rock I think. Without seeing any metal as you mentioned, the first thing I notice is the questionable spatial distribution of the materials in the matrix for a Lunar. IOW, too much the same. i could be wrong. i might mention that pictures of the outside of a suspect stone would go a lot farther in identifying it than seeing the matrix. At least for me viewing a stone online versus having it in hand and being able to examine it under a low-power scope, etc. Maybe put up both, an inside picture and outside. Almost all meteorites will show some indications of its travel thru the atmosphere. Melting, flowing, flow lines, fusion crust, frothy in places as is the case sometimes, etc. Just a suggestion. Edited January 21, 2022 by DarkSilicate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Valusha Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSilicate Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Well, I don't see anything on the exterior of that rock that indicates meteorite. I would have to stand by my first guess. I'm no expert. Maybe someone else on the forum has an idea what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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