Hi,
This is my first post here, although I have been lurking for a while.
I live in San Jose, CA, and recently got interested in rocks. Its strange because I can Identify most trees and a good number of plants that I see, being interested in the world we live in since I remember existing; but I somehow never bothered to wonder what the huge varieties of rocks around me were, and I only started gaining an interest when I picked up Flintknapping about five years ago. Then six months ago I was looking for a source of chert nearby (I have to drive 300 miles to oregon border for nearest flintknapping source), and came across a huge variety of multicolored cherts which I learned were known as Jasper. Quickly that turned into an obsession trying to find Jade, since I found so much green chert. That ended when I found one piece and accidentally found out about meteorites when searching for what kind of rock a green breccia that looked like bits of jade and feldspar might be. So I seem to have found a new goal for my frequent hikes. But having done at least 10 hours of research if not more, and going through about 50 rocks which I convinced myself were all meteorites, I think I have narrowed down all the rocks I have that seemed like they might be candidates. I know I am likely to be wrong in my guesses, since I have never seen a meteorite except on the internet, so I was hoping I could get some input from the experts (you guys)
Rock #1- This is the one rock that I am 90% sure is some sort of achondrite, it is made up of numerous tightly packed structures, some of which are circular, others which happen to be sort of angular, and therefore more like clasts. The shape of the stone is also very aerodynamic, resembling a hersheys kiss but with a rounded bottom. The fusion crust appears frothy and worn away, but is still visible from every direction as a dark brown and thin layer, along with a crack running from the base inwards. It feels moderately heavy, but I did not want to sink it in wa ter to determine specific gravity. It is slightly magnetic, or perhaps not at all. which is why I guessed achondrite. I apologize for the low quality, I have no skill when it comes to taking pictures.
These others are less likely to be meteorites, but I was hoping for some Id, especially on the pink one that resembles dinosaur bone or a corprolite, and the vivid red and yellow rock with metallic grey powder inside.
the breccia was the piece that introduced me to meteorites. It has a brownish layer outside that I was hoping is a fusion crust, distinctly different from the pistachio green and white pieces that make up the interior.
This is my first post here, although I have been lurking for a while.
I live in San Jose, CA, and recently got interested in rocks. Its strange because I can Identify most trees and a good number of plants that I see, being interested in the world we live in since I remember existing; but I somehow never bothered to wonder what the huge varieties of rocks around me were, and I only started gaining an interest when I picked up Flintknapping about five years ago. Then six months ago I was looking for a source of chert nearby (I have to drive 300 miles to oregon border for nearest flintknapping source), and came across a huge variety of multicolored cherts which I learned were known as Jasper. Quickly that turned into an obsession trying to find Jade, since I found so much green chert. That ended when I found one piece and accidentally found out about meteorites when searching for what kind of rock a green breccia that looked like bits of jade and feldspar might be. So I seem to have found a new goal for my frequent hikes. But having done at least 10 hours of research if not more, and going through about 50 rocks which I convinced myself were all meteorites, I think I have narrowed down all the rocks I have that seemed like they might be candidates. I know I am likely to be wrong in my guesses, since I have never seen a meteorite except on the internet, so I was hoping I could get some input from the experts (you guys)
Rock #1- This is the one rock that I am 90% sure is some sort of achondrite, it is made up of numerous tightly packed structures, some of which are circular, others which happen to be sort of angular, and therefore more like clasts. The shape of the stone is also very aerodynamic, resembling a hersheys kiss but with a rounded bottom. The fusion crust appears frothy and worn away, but is still visible from every direction as a dark brown and thin layer, along with a crack running from the base inwards. It feels moderately heavy, but I did not want to sink it in wa ter to determine specific gravity. It is slightly magnetic, or perhaps not at all. which is why I guessed achondrite. I apologize for the low quality, I have no skill when it comes to taking pictures.
These others are less likely to be meteorites, but I was hoping for some Id, especially on the pink one that resembles dinosaur bone or a corprolite, and the vivid red and yellow rock with metallic grey powder inside.
the breccia was the piece that introduced me to meteorites. It has a brownish layer outside that I was hoping is a fusion crust, distinctly different from the pistachio green and white pieces that make up the interior.
