Is this a meteorite?

My step brother Keith found this yesterday.
He took it to a jeweler, and they said that it was was a meteorite.
We are not sure....what do you think?

If it is, where is the best place to sell it?
Thanks in advance,

Timberwolf

Timberwolf,

Post this in the meteorite forum.  They'll give you a better idea, but it's really hard to tell from just a picture.  They can be sold on ebay.

Don't get your hopes up too high.  I thought I had one a couple years ago.  Researcher told me that only about 1 in 100 that get sent for testing is a meteorite.  Mine was not one...  Lots of earth rocks that look and "sound" like them, though.

Good luck.

DCMatt

I had a few that looked an awful lot like these.  I took one to a nearby college and was told it was slag from all the smelters in the area(lead).  Any mining done in the area of the find?

First off, is it magnetic?

No, it is not.

I had a few that looked an awful lot like these.  I took one to a nearby college and was told it was slag from all the smelters in the area(lead).  Any mining done in the area of the find?

There use to be a smelter in Blackwell....about 15 mi. away.

Timberwolf,

Post this in the meteorite forum.  They'll give you a better idea, but it's really hard to tell from just a picture.  They can be sold on ebay.

Don't get your hopes up too high.  I thought I had one a couple years ago.  Researcher told me that only about 1 in 100 that get sent for testing is a meteorite.  Mine was not one...  Lots of earth rocks that look and "sound" like them, though.

Good luck.

DCMatt

Thanks Matt,

I'll try putting this there this evening.

TW

looks igneous

First off, is it magnetic?

No, it is not.

The most common meteorites as I get it are magnetic due to Iron and Nickel content.

Then there are stony meteorites, and they have to be tested in lab to get any trust able info?
They are to close to normal 'rocks' to ID just like that.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

My step brother Keith found this yesterday.
He took it to a jeweler, and they said that it was was a meteorite.
We are not sure....what do you think?

If it is, where is the best place to sell it?
Thanks in advance,

Timberwolf


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I have a detector friend that did find one here in eastern Washington state. It weighed in at 39.1 grams and the lab estimated it's value at 1.5 million dollars. I saw the lab certificate. The lab took 3 grams of material for analysis. He also told me that he would not sell it as there are two government agencies (Taxes?) that would take about 2 thirds of that estimated value to process the sale. This is what I was told. He keeps it locked up in his safe. He feels it is more valuable for to him to keep it. He has an amazing showcase for all of his finds.

I've seen a lot of meteorites in my day.  I have never known of one worth about $1,000,000.00 an ounce.  That is FANTASTIC.  The only ones that comes to mind are the "Glass" meteorites that are sometimes priceless when they are large.  Please let us know what type meteorite it is.  That is a story in itself.  And we will know one when we see it.  That has got to be the find of a lifetime for anybody. 

I'm not sure I could stand finding or even owning something like that.  I'd have to go to the bank everyday just to see if it was still there.

Daryl

First off, is it magnetic?

No, it is not.

The most common meteorites as I get it are magnetic due to Iron and Nickel content.

Then there are stony meteorites, and they have to be tested in lab to get any trust able info?
They are to close to normal 'rocks' to ID just like that.

Do we have a meteorite forum? If we dont, we should.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

I believe you are correct that most meteorites are magnetic. However some types are not. Thats about all I know on the subject.   Most meteorites contain large amounts of iron and as a result are attracted to a magnet.  This is not definitive because some meteorites are not attracted to a magnet and many earth rocks are.  However, it is another clue for separating the trash from the treasures.
  http://www.star-bits.com/ID.htm  Probably 99% of the items that are presented by finders as meteorites turn out to be not to be meteorites.

Do we have a meterorite forum?

    Meteorites......are "not" magnetic. These terms get tossed around incorrectly.  I hope you all are not offended by trying to set that topic straight.
Definition of "Magnetic"...having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel.

 http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/magnetic.htm

TiredIron

[my bad]

   Meteorites......are "not" magnetic. These terms get tossed around incorrectly.  I hope you all are not offended by trying to set that topic straight.
Definition of "Magnetic"...having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel.

 http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/magnetic.htm

TiredIron

When I said "magnetic" I was qouting Rando and Timberwolf and of course I meant "are attracted to a magnet." But my bad and thanks for the correction.

Good link on the proper use of magnets for those that may not know, but I notice if you read carefully, they also use the word "magnetic" improperly. Its a common mistake.
2nd paragraph: Some of the rarest kinds of meteorites, however, are not magnetic (achondrites, lunar meteorites, martian meteorites). Most terrestrial (Earth) rocks are also not magnetic, but some are. Magnetic Earth rocks are those that contain magnetite or some other iron-rich minerals. Natural Earth rocks never contain iron-nickel metal.

Hey guys,

Thanks for the replys.
I did post this in the Meteorite Forum today.

TW

[my bad]

   

   Meteorites......are "not" magnetic. These terms get tossed around incorrectly.  I hope you all are not offended by trying to set that topic straight.
Definition of "Magnetic"...having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel.

 http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/magnetic.htm

TiredIron

When I said "magnetic" I was qouting Rando and Timberwolf and of course I meant "are attracted to a magnet." But my bad and thanks for the correction.

Good link on the proper use of magnets for those that may not know, but I notice if you read carefully, they also use the word "magnetic" improperly. Its a common mistake.
2nd paragraph: Some of the rarest kinds of meteorites, however, are not magnetic (achondrites, lunar meteorites, martian meteorites). Most terrestrial (Earth) rocks are also not magnetic, but some are. Magnetic Earth rocks are those that contain magnetite or some other iron-rich minerals. Natural Earth rocks never contain iron-nickel metal.

     B.C.H.
                BUHahahahahahaaaa..... I have to admit I'm laughing and embarrassed at the same time. I
originally knew...."that you knew" what you meant.  But I have heard so many others claim that meteorites were actually magnetic and would attract other iron that I just grabbed the first Google explanation that said what I "thought" I wanted to say.   Then after you commented.... I went back and read the web page over and over about five times and realized...holy crap....they are contradicing themselves in their own explanation.  I thought oh well....maybe nobody will catch that.... .
  But....NOOOooooooo    Your powers of observation and your meteorite fu are strong my friend.  I only wish my abilities to find a nice fist sized meteorite from space were as strong.  Every stone in Colorado appears to be heavy in iron ore and makes for frustrating detecting.
HH my friend and I tip my hat to your identification abilities.

TiredIron

It looks like a meteorwrong. Thousands of meteorites weighing about a kilogram fall to Earth every year, but only five or six of these will be recovered But, here a good site to learn from.   http://epswww.unm.edu/meteoritemuseum/virtualtour/introduction.htm  HHHH

   


     B.C.H.
                BUHahahahahahaaaa..... I have to admit I'm laughing and embarrassed at the same time. I
originally knew...."that you knew" what you meant.   But I have heard so many others claim that meteorites were actually magnetic and would attract other iron that I just grabbed the first Google explanation that said what I "thought" I wanted to say.   Then after you commented.... I went back and read the web page over and over about five times and realized...holy crap....they are contradicing themselves in their own explanation.  I thought oh well....maybe nobody will catch that.... .
  But....NOOOooooooo    Your powers of observation and your meteorite fu are strong my friend.  I only wish my abilities to find a nice fist sized meteorite from space were as strong.  Every stone in Colorado appears to be heavy in iron ore and makes for frustrating detecting.
HH my friend and I tip my hat to your identification abilities.

TiredIron

Thanks for the nice compliments but it was my bad. I forget sometimes and have a bad habit of saying "magnetic" when I mean "attracted to magnet".

I would like to find a meteorite myself. It appears only 4 have ever been found in Florida and 2 of those were found at ancient Indian sites. It appears the ancient Indians held meteorites in high regard. It may be a tip in finding one.  http://www.meteoritestudies.com/protected_GRAYTON.HTM
http://www.meteoritestudies.com/protected_BONITA.HTM

[# S: (adj) magnetic (capable of being magnetized)]

   Meteorites......are "not" magnetic. These terms get tossed around incorrectly.  I hope you all are not offended by trying to set that topic straight.
Definition of "Magnetic"...having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel.

 http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/magnetic.htm

TiredIron

Definition of magnetic:
# S: (adj) magnetic (of or relating to or caused by magnetism) "magnetic forces"
# S: (adj) magnetic, magnetized, magnetised (having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel) "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"
# S: (adj) magnetic (capable of being magnetized)
# S: (adj) magnetic (determined by earth's magnetic fields) "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole"

Definition of magnetized:
# S: (v) magnetize, magnetise (make magnetic) "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
# S: (adj) charismatic, magnetic (possessing an extraordinary ability to attract) "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"

From: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/per...6=&o4=&o3=&s=magnetized

I just had to look it up.

[# S: (adj) magnetic (capable of being magnetized)]

   Meteorites......are "not" magnetic. These terms get tossed around incorrectly.  I hope you all are not offended by trying to set that topic straight.
Definition of "Magnetic"...having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel.

 http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/magnetic.htm

TiredIron

Definition of magnetic:
# S: (adj) magnetic (of or relating to or caused by magnetism) "magnetic forces"
# S: (adj) magnetic, magnetized, magnetised (having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel) "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"
# S: (adj) magnetic (capable of being magnetized)
# S: (adj) magnetic (determined by earth's magnetic fields) "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole"

Definition of magnetized:
# S: (v) magnetize, magnetise (make magnetic) "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
# S: (adj) charismatic, magnetic (possessing an extraordinary ability to attract) "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"

From: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/per...6=&o4=&o3=&s=magnetized

I just had to look it up.

Now you have confused us even more LOL.

So what's a magnet?   

Daryl

[# S: (adj) magnetic (capable of being magnetized)]

   Meteorites......are "not" magnetic. These terms get tossed around incorrectly.  I hope you all are not offended by trying to set that topic straight.
Definition of "Magnetic"...having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel.

 http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/magnetic.htm

TiredIron

Definition of magnetic:
# S: (adj) magnetic (of or relating to or caused by magnetism) "magnetic forces"
# S: (adj) magnetic, magnetized, magnetised (having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel) "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"
# S: (adj) magnetic (capable of being magnetized)
# S: (adj) magnetic (determined by earth's magnetic fields) "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole"

Definition of magnetized:
# S: (v) magnetize, magnetise (make magnetic) "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
# S: (adj) charismatic, magnetic (possessing an extraordinary ability to attract) "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"

From: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/per...6=&o4=&o3=&s=magnetized

I just had to look it up.

Now you have confused us even more LOL.

Hahhaa, lol!