Big Heavy Rock

[Dave2000]

One relatively simple, non-invasive test you can do on your own is to measure the rock's density and see if it falls within meteorite density range. See #5 in the following link.

http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/gladasked/gladmeteorite_id.htm

 

[planerie]

I sure hope it ends up being a meteorite. GL

 

[CELLARMAN 74]

That's pretty neat! I hope it turns out to be the real deal!!

 

[Donneybrook]

You might be right on that point. The other thing it might be is a very large geode. It would be hollow in the middle to account for the weight.

Cliff

i dont think a geode would be iron probably nothing since its only 36 pounds. shoulda been well over 200

 

[Isaac43]

GL, I hope it's the real deal!!!

 

[Bayoutalker]

i dont think a geode would be iron probably nothing since its only 36 pounds. shoulda been well over 200

I have several geodes but I have never tried putting a magnet to one. I don't know if any are magnetic but it is another option.

Cliff

 

[daryl]

no answers yet

I have a few emails out to sites i've found online and a few different people are checking it out (via pictures) if I find anything out I will be sure to post the results.

it is alot heavier than other rocks its size, and it seems like it would weigh more
than it does..

 

[Sandigger]

Here's a site with more info. HTH and good luck.

http://meteorites.asu.edu/meteorites/meteorite-id

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Can you see a fusion crust on the outside... This looks like one tht has sit for a while....could be magnetite.. But it is worth having checked...Shoot a picture to Jeff, http://www.meteoritemen.com/

 

[Gso125]

That's a cool find keep us posted I hope it's a meteorite

 

[PhotoRob06]

Fingers crossed for ya! I've seen lots of people post rocks here and asking if they're meteorites. Most just look like rocks... Except for this one. I hope you have a winner

 

[I Dig WV]

So how do I find out what it is?

Take it to the lost and found dept.

 

[NectarDetector]

Take it to the lost and found dept.

Wonder why he didn't think about that? duh!

 

[Planedoc]

Meteorite!! No doubt about it!!

 

[NectarDetector]

Meteorite!! No doubt about it!!

Maybe hematite http://thecoloursofcornwall.blogspot.com/2012/10/hematite.html

 

[Dougmeister]

Have you discovered any new superpowers since you've discovered it?

 

[Get N Dirty]

Sorry guys, don't think it is a meteorite. It appears to be a igneous rock, possibly a basalt. I see a surface that tells me gases once escaped prior to it hardening just like common igneous rocks. It also appears to have some common minerals found in terrestrial rocks. I do not see a fusion crust on it. I do have some geology background. Also magnets stick to common rocks as well. It should have a extremely high weight for this size. I believe it said it weighed 36 lbs. A meteorite that size should weigh much more. Meteorites have extremely high levels of iron and nickel which gives them there high weight and densities. If you get it tested all you need is a small sample, doesn't hurt to get tested though. Never can be 100% sure just from a picture. Good luck.

 

[KingTotsalot]

KT is now a retired geologist with 35+ years of identifying various materials brought in with the finders hoping they were meteorites...Never had one He could confirm.

I suspect from the general appearance, you have either a coarsely crystalline igneous rock or a porphyritic igneous rock. What you see on the outside is not a fusion crust, but differential weathering of the contained minerals. Sometimes iron meteorites have this general surface appearance, and it is caused by one of the contained minerals, troilite having a lower melting temperature than native iron, and burning out during the meteorite's entry into and passage through the earth's atmosphere. But KT says general appearance, simply because many concretions formed by water and iron in the ground give a similar surface sculpture. It is weakly magnetic, not such a good sign, because nickel iron meteorites are strongly magnetic. Concretions often have a weathering rind, caused by the weathering of hematite or pyrite, and if that iron oxide rind was anywhere near where lightning struck the ground, it would be magnetic to a magnet.

In the end, you need to take it to someone who is a real expert, because any comments on here from just looking at the images, are pure speculation....including His Majesty's!

 

[ScubaDetective]

I wouldn't get my hopes up at all. Meteorites are more smooth than that. I dragged a huge heavy rock out of a lake thinking the same thing but was told that it was just a rock with a ton of iron in it.

You can hope BUT don't expect it to be tons of money. Don't expect it to be any money.

http://meteorites.wustl.edu/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm

 

[FistFullOfCoppers]

Looks like the turkey the misses burned last thanksgiving lol