🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Meteorite? Maybe?

[Lauren of the Rings]

I found this mystery rock with my metal detector back in the fall and I can’t help but wonder if it might be a meteorite. It sits on my shelf and I look at it everyday. I know it’s unlikely. Like, really unlikely. But I still can’t help but wonder. It feels very heavy for it’s size. It’s certainly magnetic. By my best calculations (I haven’t done these calculations since high school) it has a density of 4.2 g/cm3. I found it in a remote area under an old, wild apple tree. I’d welcome any thoughts on what it might be.

 

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[Back-of-the-boat]

looks better than most I have seen on here.

 

[Blackfoot58]

I found this mystery rock with my metal detector back in the fall and I can’t help but wonder if it might be a meteorite. It sits on my shelf and I look at it everyday. I know it’s unlikely. Like, really unlikely. But I still can’t help but wonder. It feels very heavy for it’s size. It’s certainly magnetic. By my best calculations (I haven’t done these calculations since high school) it has a density of 4.2 g/cm3. I found it in a remote area under an old, wild apple tree. I’d welcome any thoughts on what it might be.
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I’m no specialist on the topic, but it resembles one I saw years ago. It came through the roof of a barn in the mud 1970s. You coloration and texture is quite similar.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

My suggestion would be find out if you found it in any known strewn fields for meteorites, if so then contact a University that deals with meteorites to get it confirmed or denied as a meteorite.

 

[bc5391]

that one looks promising

 

[Lauren of the Rings]

Thank you for commenting! I’ve been thinking about bringing it to UVM’s geology department. I was just curious if others thought it looked promising enough to explore further.

 

[Red-Coat]

I would agree that the general appearance makes this a more promising candidate than most of the meteorwrongs that get posted, but I don't think this is a meteorite. The biggest contra-indicator is in the broken (or did you cut it?) area that exposes the interior:



There appears to be a relatively thick cortex or rind. That's not typical of meteorites and, although many have a fusion crust, such crusts are invariably very thin.

 

[Surf_Pirate]

might be Cryptonite