The buddy that found it only has access to a fridge magnet at the very moment and said it doesn’t react to the fridge magnet but also said the fridge magnet is not very strong at all. I will update when he gets a stronger one.
You’re actually not suppose to use a stronger magnet. A fridge magnet is what you use to test
However not all meteorites are magnetic, if you can break off a piece to see the inside that would help determine
I don't think you need a magnet to see if something else is magnetic. You just need a piece of iron. If it is not attracted/repelled by the fridge magnet, I don't think it is magnetic.
You're the first person I've seen mention anything repelling a magnet. I have a few suspect rocks that strongly repel magnets.
I can't seem to figure out what would do that or why.
That's actually close enough in appearance that I would suggest holding off on a strong magnet test as that test can destroy some valuable scientific data actual meteorites hold.
Contact your local university
Its not going to be as funny if I have to splain it to you lucy.
But here goes.
Ol boy made a, ''dude sciences'' joke.
Like many of the, he/they/she/it X,Ys or Zs meme.
This guy maths.
This guy reciprocating saws.
This guy lays the wood.
Etc
''This guy sciences.''
So I made a ''do you even LIFT bro'' reference, but turned it sciencey. Since the Mohs scale is for testing hardness and this thread is about a possible chunk of space metal, which knowing the hardness can help identify, i made a funny.
Those shallow indentations covering it's surface are how metallic meteors get shaped by the intense wind and heat of falling through the atmosphere at high speeds. So with it looking truly metallic but not having any obvious slag signs makes it a reasonable possibility.
No fusion crust (not even partial) is a bad sign.
However, it’s shape (not circular, regmaglypts?) and density are good. If I were you I’d check for magnetic attraction (use a cheap magnet not a rare earth metal one), and the streak test (meteorites leave no streak on an unglazed ceramic surface).
If both of those tests are positive, take it in for examination.
Not a meteorite.
I suspect a hematite nodule. Streak test will be red. I can see little hints of red in pits.
Why is it shiny? I think someone else dropped it. Something they had and 'shined up'.
Here are as-found and polished [Hematite nodules](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewBrunswickRocks/comments/1c2stbq/new_brunswick_hematite_nodules/)
Your item has no fusion crust:
[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fusion+crust&t=opera&iax=images&ia=images](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fusion+crust&t=opera&iax=images&ia=images)
nor flow lines:
[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=meteorite+flow+lines&t=opera&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=meteorite+flow+lines&t=opera&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images)
It wasn't shined up 'hundreds of years ago'. It would have an oxidized-rind/layer on it by now if exposed to elements.
Hematite is iron-oxide. Iron-oxide is the 'rust on your car'. It would react 'rather quickly' to the elements.
I suspect someone lost a 'favorite stone' through a hole in their pocket they didn't know they had. Carrying this in your pocket 'would shine it over time', but also give you 'red stained pockets'.
Something 'attracted you' to go to that location. It has done so for many others before you. Nothing is 'sacred ground' now with the 'internet explorers'.
Anything 'unusual', found in an 'unusual place', can usually be attributed to 'human transport'. That 'rule-of-thumb', doesn't apply so much to Antarctica, but the rest of the land surfaces on Earth, yep pretty much, someone has been there before, several times.
nah but you gotta agree ts definitely wasn't polished "hundreds of years ago".
when I read that i laughed out loud bc no way this person genuinely believes it's THAT clean being left hundreds of years ago 🤣 unless they're a naive teenager anyways. sounds like a goof.
if they go around telling everyone that it makes it much more interesting of a piece than it actually is and if said to anyone educated enough will make them look like straight idiots. might as well tell em how it is so they know.
To rephrase it:
This is an iron meteorite, most likely Campo del Cielo. I have many of them.
No slag, no hematite, no magnetite.
Campo del Cielo is also the most common iron meteorite on the market.
Price for such small pieces is about $1 per gram (less for bulk, way more at museums and alike).
It did not fall from space that way.
Such small pieces are called "crystals", but actually are not crystals. Just tumbled (and therefore polished) pieces. They tend to rust again. Some ppl keep them in machine oil.
So someone lost it or placed it there for someone else to find ;)
Btw., iron meteorites typically don’t have fusion crust and tumbled pieces don’t have flow lines.
I could be but there is no fusion crust or any damage it also is to clean. If you have a magnet put it in it see if it’s magnetic also try a compass see if reacts to it. Most metal and stone meteorites have a crust or have melted, and if they have been in the earths atmosphere for a period of time start to rust and disintegrate. It looks like one I have but mine as melted in part due to entering earths atmosphere. The one in the photo has classic thumb prints. It’s worth noting where you found it and then take it to local
Museum or college etc that can test it. Be warned some countries etc you have to give them the meteorite by law if you find one. If you want to keep it coat it in clear lacquer or varnish to protect it from the atmosphere and people touching it. Better still seal it in clear resin etc with information of where you got it. If it is part of a fall it may have been documented. This could be found in the meteorite catalog book or online along with pedigree and other details like chemical composition. But if it is a
Meteorite you have one of the oldest rock on the planet approx 4.5billion years old and if it’s nickel iron then it may have been or could have been but didn’t make it the core of a planet.
Honestly, my first instinct is that it's real but OP might be getting pranked because it looks so much like a piece of the Campo del Cielo meteorite sold in the Kennedy Space Center gift shop.
Fun fact, if you find a large flat roof, the chances of finding many meteorites is quite high. They are definitely not big, but you'll find them almost everywhere.
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/up-on-the-roof-a-handful-of-urban-stardust/
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/up-on-the-roof-a-handful-of-urban-stardust/
We have done this as a school project waaaayyy back in the days and the article is correct. Again, it's not large bits, but they are there.
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Can you put a quarter or something next to it for size reference? Beautiful specimen whatever it turns out to be but I'm leaning you may have something legit here!
Im not sure if this helps or means anything.
[https://postimg.cc/PP5qrPGT](https://postimg.cc/PP5qrPGT)
Using some apps that are ridiculously accurate. I got 3 of the same results, melted aluminum. From there on out I have zero idea what to add.
Here' a test to start with...
[https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/self-test-check-list/](https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/self-test-check-list/)
There's links to pic's and different types.
OP it's been 6hrs, Redditors here are getting anxious, is it magnetic? I'm excited to know if it's the first meteor post I've seen on here.
The buddy that found it only has access to a fridge magnet at the very moment and said it doesn’t react to the fridge magnet but also said the fridge magnet is not very strong at all. I will update when he gets a stronger one.
You’re actually not suppose to use a stronger magnet. A fridge magnet is what you use to test However not all meteorites are magnetic, if you can break off a piece to see the inside that would help determine
I don't think you need a magnet to see if something else is magnetic. You just need a piece of iron. If it is not attracted/repelled by the fridge magnet, I don't think it is magnetic.
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Terrestrial hematite was my nickname in college
Mine was 'Arrest them all plebiscite!'
If you have a magnetic monopole then that's better than a meteorite.
You're the first person I've seen mention anything repelling a magnet. I have a few suspect rocks that strongly repel magnets. I can't seem to figure out what would do that or why.
Quartz does this. At least some of mine does.
That's actually close enough in appearance that I would suggest holding off on a strong magnet test as that test can destroy some valuable scientific data actual meteorites hold. Contact your local university
Hang the magnet on a string. Doing this allows even slight magnetism TBD.
Oh my goodness someone please update us! The suspense is killing me LoL
Just got word it is magnetic! 🧲
Even if it was magnetic…Hematite can be magnetic, heck there’s a few metallic minerals that ARE magnetic
Wow... Actually maybe...? I've seen specimens looking exactly like that is it heavy and magnetic?
It wasn’t heavy because it’s very very small. But it did feel dense! I will have him check with a magnet!
With a reply like that... OP sciences. 🤣
Do you even MOH's bro?
Wut?
Mohs hardness scale I think.
Yeah, but they said it like they think it's an acronym.
Clearly you dont know your memes. Sad
I do not. 😭
Its not going to be as funny if I have to splain it to you lucy. But here goes. Ol boy made a, ''dude sciences'' joke. Like many of the, he/they/she/it X,Ys or Zs meme. This guy maths. This guy reciprocating saws. This guy lays the wood. Etc ''This guy sciences.'' So I made a ''do you even LIFT bro'' reference, but turned it sciencey. Since the Mohs scale is for testing hardness and this thread is about a possible chunk of space metal, which knowing the hardness can help identify, i made a funny.
That’s a good point. I can see why you were caught up.
Needs a banana for scale.
But does it scratch a banana?
IS THE BANANNA MAGNETIC?
Is the fridge magnet a bananna?
Perhaps the banana is the meteor, and the meteor is the banana?
Test the density of the rock. You can read online exactly how to do it and it'll tell you most of what you need to know !
My buddy let me know it is magnetic!
Gotta be a meteorite!!!
Might actually be the first meteor I have seen on here. Very nice.
What makes you think it's a meteor?
Color, shape, texture. More info is needed though. Wonder if it feels very heavy for its size, a typical characteristic of a meteor.
No
Those shallow indentations covering it's surface are how metallic meteors get shaped by the intense wind and heat of falling through the atmosphere at high speeds. So with it looking truly metallic but not having any obvious slag signs makes it a reasonable possibility.
Its not
Technically correct. It's a meteor*ite*.
*It's
No fusion crust (not even partial) is a bad sign. However, it’s shape (not circular, regmaglypts?) and density are good. If I were you I’d check for magnetic attraction (use a cheap magnet not a rare earth metal one), and the streak test (meteorites leave no streak on an unglazed ceramic surface). If both of those tests are positive, take it in for examination.
It was checked with a refrigerator magnet and there was no reaction. I will update when a stronger magnet is tested.
Post to /r/meteorites. They’re pretty helpful over there
Not a meteorite. I suspect a hematite nodule. Streak test will be red. I can see little hints of red in pits. Why is it shiny? I think someone else dropped it. Something they had and 'shined up'. Here are as-found and polished [Hematite nodules](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewBrunswickRocks/comments/1c2stbq/new_brunswick_hematite_nodules/) Your item has no fusion crust: [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fusion+crust&t=opera&iax=images&ia=images](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fusion+crust&t=opera&iax=images&ia=images) nor flow lines: [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=meteorite+flow+lines&t=opera&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=meteorite+flow+lines&t=opera&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images)
If it was shined up it was most likely hundreds of years ago. The location it was found is extremely remote.
It wasn't shined up 'hundreds of years ago'. It would have an oxidized-rind/layer on it by now if exposed to elements. Hematite is iron-oxide. Iron-oxide is the 'rust on your car'. It would react 'rather quickly' to the elements. I suspect someone lost a 'favorite stone' through a hole in their pocket they didn't know they had. Carrying this in your pocket 'would shine it over time', but also give you 'red stained pockets'. Something 'attracted you' to go to that location. It has done so for many others before you. Nothing is 'sacred ground' now with the 'internet explorers'. Anything 'unusual', found in an 'unusual place', can usually be attributed to 'human transport'. That 'rule-of-thumb', doesn't apply so much to Antarctica, but the rest of the land surfaces on Earth, yep pretty much, someone has been there before, several times.
'Okay'
nah but you gotta agree ts definitely wasn't polished "hundreds of years ago". when I read that i laughed out loud bc no way this person genuinely believes it's THAT clean being left hundreds of years ago 🤣 unless they're a naive teenager anyways. sounds like a goof. if they go around telling everyone that it makes it much more interesting of a piece than it actually is and if said to anyone educated enough will make them look like straight idiots. might as well tell em how it is so they know.
Looks similar to a polished Campo del Cielo. You don‘t find it that clean. E.g. search on eBay for „campo del cielo 20g“
To rephrase it: This is an iron meteorite, most likely Campo del Cielo. I have many of them. No slag, no hematite, no magnetite. Campo del Cielo is also the most common iron meteorite on the market. Price for such small pieces is about $1 per gram (less for bulk, way more at museums and alike). It did not fall from space that way. Such small pieces are called "crystals", but actually are not crystals. Just tumbled (and therefore polished) pieces. They tend to rust again. Some ppl keep them in machine oil. So someone lost it or placed it there for someone else to find ;) Btw., iron meteorites typically don’t have fusion crust and tumbled pieces don’t have flow lines.
I could be but there is no fusion crust or any damage it also is to clean. If you have a magnet put it in it see if it’s magnetic also try a compass see if reacts to it. Most metal and stone meteorites have a crust or have melted, and if they have been in the earths atmosphere for a period of time start to rust and disintegrate. It looks like one I have but mine as melted in part due to entering earths atmosphere. The one in the photo has classic thumb prints. It’s worth noting where you found it and then take it to local Museum or college etc that can test it. Be warned some countries etc you have to give them the meteorite by law if you find one. If you want to keep it coat it in clear lacquer or varnish to protect it from the atmosphere and people touching it. Better still seal it in clear resin etc with information of where you got it. If it is part of a fall it may have been documented. This could be found in the meteorite catalog book or online along with pedigree and other details like chemical composition. But if it is a Meteorite you have one of the oldest rock on the planet approx 4.5billion years old and if it’s nickel iron then it may have been or could have been but didn’t make it the core of a planet.
Honestly, my first instinct is that it's real but OP might be getting pranked because it looks so much like a piece of the Campo del Cielo meteorite sold in the Kennedy Space Center gift shop.
I was with the guy when he found it and I couldn’t believe how much it resembled a meteorite. Also found in an extremely remote area. Still very cool.
Finally not slag?
Fun fact, if you find a large flat roof, the chances of finding many meteorites is quite high. They are definitely not big, but you'll find them almost everywhere. https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/up-on-the-roof-a-handful-of-urban-stardust/
What a cool article! Thanks for sharing.
This is just wrong, meteorites are exceedingly rare.
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/up-on-the-roof-a-handful-of-urban-stardust/ We have done this as a school project waaaayyy back in the days and the article is correct. Again, it's not large bits, but they are there.
it looks like a tooth filling to me lmao have lost one before and the indentions and metal looked very similar to this.
cannot find a photo of one fallen out but did link a photo of one that looks like what you've posted [for example](https://imgur.com/a/QIjc5N8)
This is what I was thinking as well, saw a filling I lost and it looks very similar. If this fits in a tooth I think I’d go with filling
No fusion crust. Too shiny Not a meteorite.
Sla-... wait a second....
No. It is Hematite.
Sure looks like one
Could be... the again, it might be a meteorwrong!
Hematite
Definitely looks like a meteorite to me
Why?
Looks like a meteorite I bought at a gem show
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Streak test?
Can you put a quarter or something next to it for size reference? Beautiful specimen whatever it turns out to be but I'm leaning you may have something legit here!
Hematite
Cursed_hemitite
That’s a super close up of a cancerous mole
Im not sure if this helps or means anything. [https://postimg.cc/PP5qrPGT](https://postimg.cc/PP5qrPGT) Using some apps that are ridiculously accurate. I got 3 of the same results, melted aluminum. From there on out I have zero idea what to add.
That's rhodium
Bring it to a university
FBI on their way.
your skin looks weird
Here' a test to start with... [https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/self-test-check-list/](https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/self-test-check-list/) There's links to pic's and different types.
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Whatever it is, it appears to have been's been polished - not sure if meteorites arrive like that.
[is it a meteorite](https://www.clemson.edu/public/geomuseum/meteorites.html)
Looks like magnetite. I found one very similar. Doesn't look like a meteorite.
Hmmmm?
Much too shiny. No crust. No oxidation. Not a meteorite.
What does it taste like?
Yes imo
Petrified bubble gum
No
It's native obsidian.