did i find a meteorite?

[rockpassion]

I love to rockhunt and look for odd rocks and i found a small heavy rock covered with cracks and it atracts a magnet strongly. one spot show gray material coming thru Could i have found a meteorite?

 

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[DizzyDigger]

I love to rockhunt and look for odd rocks and i found a small heavy rock covered with cracks and it attracts a magnet strongly. one spot show gray material coming thru Could i have found a meteorite?

First off, welcome to the site..

I do think you may have something there, as to me that appears to be a fusion crust. While there are some meteorite experts on Tnet, unfortunately, I'm not one of them.

One of those wiser folks will be chiming in soon, no doubt.

 

[rockpassion]

First off, welcome to the site..

I do think you may have something there, as to me that appears to be a fusion crust. While there are some meteorite experts on Tnet, unfortunately, I'm not one of them.

One of those wiser folks will be chiming in soon, no doubt.

thanks for your response. we will see what others will say. but it is an interesting rock for what i can see with my 10x loupe.

 

[Red-Coat]

Welcome to Tnet.

I don't think that's a meteorite. I see a weathering rind, not a fusion crust. I think that's an iron oxide nodule or concretion. Some examples here:

Iron-oxide concretions and nodules 1 | Some Meteorite Information | Washington University in St. Louis

sites.wustl.edu

Usually, these are mixtures of oxides, with only the presence of magnetite giving them attraction to a magnet. Likely it will have enough hematite (which is not attracted to a magnet) to give a red/brown/orange streak on the unglazed back of a porcelain tile. If it's predominately magnetite, it will streak dark grey. Both will streak easily whereas a meteorite will only give a weak dirty streak with some difficulty, or will skid off the tile barely leaving a mark.