Possible meteorite?

[jan nielsen]

Hello guys, I found these things a while back, it doesn't feel like any metal that I have felt before. It sticks to a magnet, but only slightly. It's heavier than most metals that I have felt. It's 3.5 centimeter times 2 centimeter and weight 47 grams. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

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[SkaBa]

Pics?

 

[jan nielsen]

Sorry for the missing pictures. I was drinking beer with a friend and forgot them.

 

[Terry Soloman]

In my opinion, not a meteorite. Your best chance of IDing your specimens is to take them to a geologist at your local university. Good luck!

 

[jan nielsen]

Thanks for the reply Terry, I will in the near future drive to the museum with the thing, the museum is located a long way from me. So I wanted to ask the knowledgeable people of treasure net first. I have not felt metal like this in my years as a metal detectorist, so it's a puzzle for me.

 

[Geochem]

Jan, I would agree with Terry that it does not appear to be meteoric in origin.

From the the size & weight given, along with pictures, it seems to be metallic. In person, does it look like it is a piece of metal to you?

 

[hvacker]

South of here, on the meteorite forum, there is a sticky describing tests you can do to determine if a meteorite exists.
Might save you a trip.
Slightly magnetic usually = Nada. There is so much iron in most meteorites that good magnets jump to them.A friend bought a small meteorite so he could fine tune his detector and himself for the next hunt. He said "watch this" The magnet he had left his hand when it was about 4" from the stone.
I'd suggest anyone interested in hunting meteorites to buy one and study it. Then go to a known meteorite fall. No point searching places where there no evidence of any history.

 

[hvacker]

South of here, on the meteorite forum, there is a sticky describing tests you can do to determine if a meteorite exists.
Might save you a trip.
Slightly magnetic usually = Nada. There is so much iron in most meteorites that good magnets jump to them.A friend bought a small meteorite so he could fine tune his detector and himself for the next hunt. He said "watch this" The magnet he had left his hand when it was about 4" from the stone.
I'd suggest anyone interested in hunting meteorites to buy one and study it. Then go to a known meteorite fall. No point searching places where there no evidence of any history. Other elements that are magnetic along with iron are nickel, cobalt, and the odd one gadolinium what ever that is. I guess I'll find the wonders of the net and ask "The Google"

 

[jan nielsen]

Geochem the object is metal not stone, it is slightly magnetic. And it is very heavy for it's size. As I understand it there are both stone meteorite and iron meteorite, or am I wrong?

 

[jan nielsen]

Hvacker, I have done a little research on the topic, the object has most of the tell tells of a meteorite. Heavy, slightly magnetic and a crust from reentry in the atmosphere. But then again, I don't know.

 

[hvacker]

Three types of commonly recognized meteorites are:
siderites, mostly nickel iron
Siderolites, Stony-iron, spongy matrix of nickel-iron with grains of mostly silicates.
Aeorlites, Mostly stony matrix of silicate minerals such as olivine etc with grains of nickel-iron.
Sorce: Minerals of New Mexico...Northrop

Information changes with discoveries so research is required to know with certainty.
Terry S. has said no on can know for sure from a picture so test it out and if evidence dictates take it to the next step. Professional analysis. Seeing actual samples help.
Many meteorites have been found simply as they didn't look like the others around them. Then when picked up they were heavy for their size. There is a fall near me (Glorieta) where a meteorite was found apparently long ago by the a Pueblo here that had evidence of being carried and handled for a long time. It would appear humans have found an interest in these strange rocks for awhile. Maybe after seeing a fall and went to investigate.
We've witnessed rocks falling from the heavens for a long time.

 

[Geochem]

Jan, glad to hear you confirm it is metal, not stone.

Since I now it's metal, it appears to be a high grade alloy of metal elements, and the angularity appears to indicate there is a history of deformation the metal went through.

Satellite debris is rare to find.

What else it could have come from is a guess right now. At least it's not a meteorite.

What special equipment or instruments have been used in your geographic area that could be the source of this metal alloy?

It also appears the alloy is somewhat ductile, from the rounding noticed on the edges. The alloy seems less brittle and more ductile by appears in the photo.

 

[jan nielsen]

Thanks for the reply hvacker, geochem the object was found in a forrest, where there has been a lot of activity from the bronze age to the iron age, but I think that it looks natural made, I was initially thinking nickel since it is nearly as heavy as lead. But I don't think that we have natural nickel in Denmark that looks like that. Under any circumstances I will give it to the museum and they will give me an answer. The only thing is, they have an expedite time of 5-7 years.

 

[rebbel31]

The only thing is, they have an expedite time of 5-7 years.

I have no clue on your object, but that is one of the most classic oxymorons I've ever seen.

 

[taz42o]

I would guess you have a piece of nickle babbit.