Magnetic rock.

[giant056]

I found this last summer with my water detector, it was hitting in the gold range and it's very magnetic. . I should have it tested cause I know someone who works for an archaeologist and they also told me if you ever think you've found a meteorite, bring it to me and I'll get it tested free. I had stuffed this away and forgot all about it and found it going through some stuff and tried the magnet on it.

Has anyone here ever found a meteorite?

 

[greg]

I found a rock that looks somthing like that and is magnetic too

 

[Nitro 54]

Looks like one of the hot rocks I would find at the river here Larry..

 

[wild willy]

it looks like the hot rocks of rhode island. they look just the same . it sounds off on the dfx as a good target. man if they were metorites id be rich. :happydance01: :happydance01: willy

 

[fastfwd]

Just from what i have read and pictures i see on the meteorite site i would have to say it is not one

 

[giant056]

I think y'all are probably right cause after I did this post this morning I looked up meteorites and one of the first things they said that if it looks like it's got quartz crystals in it then it probably isn't. It does look like quartz crystals too, they also said that there are meteorites that have quartz in them but its a real rarity.

 

[Toadman]

I'd at least show it to the guy.. you have nothing to lose Larr.. thumbsup01

 

[Lowjiber]

I'm afraid it doesn't look like a meteorite. However, for less than $20 there is a 99.99% foolproof test. Go on-line and Google nickel test kit. You might find one in a large, well-stocked pharmacy, but can buy them on line cheap.

You'll have to file off a small edge of the crust to run the simple test.

Nickel is not common in earth rocks, but almost all meteorites have nickel and will test positive.

I've found five (confirmed) this past year and all passed this simple home test.

Hope this helps.

 

[Judy]

I'd love to find one :drool:

 

[Lowjiber]

I'd love to find one :drool:

I'm pretty lucky. I live about an hour away from one of the largest strewn fields in the United States. The meteorite men even made a show there last year.

 

[greg]

I'm pretty lucky. I live about an hour away from one of the largest strewn fields in the United States. The meteorite men even made a show there last year.

Did you ever find one?

 

[zrickkid]

Would like to find a meteorite some day. Thats one i'll add to my bucket list. :drool:

 

[tanacat]

Wonder where it came from, what it is, what's it's story...

 

[coinnut]

I read a lot of rocks can be magnetic, but most of them have to have some form of iron in them, either naturally occuring iron rich rocks or by collection in sedimentary rocks. I have a couple that I kept that rang out on my Eagle Spectrum, many years ago.

 

[tanacat]

I took geology in college and got a 'D' :shocked04:stretcher: which is wierd because I love rocks with a passion lol