Jay Plunder
Full Member
- Aug 18, 2009
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- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have scoured the net searching about meteorwrongs and meteorights. I am still up in arms about this one. I might be very wrong on this. It is too small to send a sample for testing, not to mention I don't have the money to even do it right now.
About the size of a .50 peice...It is very dense, weighs about 114 grams. Crusting is visible and YES the crust will leave a light streak on tile...however when i shaved it some on the side, the visible metallic luster under the crust did not leave much of a streak at all. It is magnetic. It was found in a small field in Northern Maryland. with my metal detector. Last year a broken-up meteorite fall occured in S. Pennsylvania. Possible fragment?
The chances are slim it is a meteorite, there have only been 4 or 5 discovered in Maryland in recorded history. So...hopefully these pics show what someone would need to identify it as a possible meteorite, hematite or slag. It appears to have chondrels but not sure. I want to take it to the Smithsonian and have them look at it, but want people's opinions first. Pics:
First pic shows the shiny metallic under the crusting. I tried to angle it to view the shiny metallic luster underneath. The white is the light reflecting. A friend of mine has a real strong lens he uses to look at diamonds and this is not porous. It is a solid piece.
The second pic shows its shape..kind of reminds me of a taro leaf of the 25th Infantry Division patch ha ha.
Another angle:
More Pics soon!
About the size of a .50 peice...It is very dense, weighs about 114 grams. Crusting is visible and YES the crust will leave a light streak on tile...however when i shaved it some on the side, the visible metallic luster under the crust did not leave much of a streak at all. It is magnetic. It was found in a small field in Northern Maryland. with my metal detector. Last year a broken-up meteorite fall occured in S. Pennsylvania. Possible fragment?
The chances are slim it is a meteorite, there have only been 4 or 5 discovered in Maryland in recorded history. So...hopefully these pics show what someone would need to identify it as a possible meteorite, hematite or slag. It appears to have chondrels but not sure. I want to take it to the Smithsonian and have them look at it, but want people's opinions first. Pics:
First pic shows the shiny metallic under the crusting. I tried to angle it to view the shiny metallic luster underneath. The white is the light reflecting. A friend of mine has a real strong lens he uses to look at diamonds and this is not porous. It is a solid piece.
The second pic shows its shape..kind of reminds me of a taro leaf of the 25th Infantry Division patch ha ha.
Another angle:
More Pics soon!
