Did i find a meteorite?

Found this rummaging through an estate sale 2 weeks ago, and finally got around to the box i put it in. This looks like a meteorite?!? Its super dense and heavy. I had a quarter sized meteorite years ago and this one is the size of a baseball?!?! This has to be valuable if it is? It looks like an iron ore one, maybe a certain type?

 

Hi,
Is it magnetic? All iron meteorites are magnetic. Some stone ones are not magnetic. i always fight with my SIL over this. She states ALL meteorites are magnetic. I keep telling her that stone ones are NOT magnetic. There are slag pieces from blast furnaces that look and feel like meteorites but they are not.
greg

 

There are an endless number of sites that help to determine whether it's a meteorite. I don't think this is the best platform for help on this. People here can suggest things to test, but nobody can determine whether it's legit from photos alone.

I'd suggest finding a reputable site that offers procedures to do some home testing. Outside of that, you may be able to inquire with a local college's geology department for help.

 

Find an expert to look at it,cut it open and sand flat,then acid etch the surface to see if there is a pattern like this...

 

Yea slicing it up looks nice when done right. I might just head to vassar college where i live and see if anyone can look at it. I kind of like it in its natural form, maybe dissolve the rust? Add an oily coat to it?

 

leave it alone & get thee to a Geology Dept.....

 

A propos of not very much: if one sees the picture of your thingle on the TOP of the machine (in other words, don't scroll all the way down), it looks as if it sits quite elegantly on its own plinth.

 

And from this angle, it rather looks like a petrified prehistoric head!!!! NICE!!!!

 

I believe meteorite identification requires testing for certain elements/compounds and the lack thereof. You may want to check with someone at the college to see if they’re equipped to do these tests otherwise you may just end up with more opinions, albeit more educated ones.

 

...and please, please keep us posted on what this is. If it is a space rock that’s a good sized piece and should fetch a nice price. If so I hope that it can remain whole, as is and not diced-up into little slices...but that’s just me.

 

Hi,
My meteorite is about as big as a tennis ball. It weights about 4 to 5 lbs.
greg

 

If it is a meteorite, it is very weathered. Despite a TV show, most meteorites have little to no value.

 

Im guessing its a more common iron ore. Googled how they determine value. anywhere be .50 - 20$ a gram

 

You got a pic?

 

Same thought here, It got rusted on the visible surface.