How to ID / Identify a Meteorite - Stone

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In 3 simple steps, you can identify if a stone is a meteorite or meteorwrong. All done in the field while hunting, only requires a magnet, a file, and the knowledge in this video.
Far too many people think they have meteorites but don't know for sure. Here is the video to find out. And don't be afraid of bad news, only 1 in a 500 have a meteorite.

[@chrisjones3901]

I actually saw a meteorite land in some woody area at the back of my house late one night.super bright light it exploded just before it hit the ground.it had whizzed through the air fairly quick making a fizzing kind of sound.i actually felt honoured to of witness it,this is the first time I have relayed this story as I thought no one would beleive me in my family.

[@coreybiggs8626]

I know someone with a similar story, except he was on a tractor and saw the piece of stone glow from heat

[@johnphantom]

Well it is much more common than alien sightings, and it is known to be real. I believe you, I see no reason why you would be lying. Did you go get the meteor? If you had and made a million bucks off it I would suspect your story, but probably still believe you and ask for lunch.

[@chrisjones3901]

@@johnphantom no I didnt get it as it's in a wooded area that used to be a plum orchard filled with bramble,private property and would be difficult to get to as a neighbours garden crosses at the end of my garden a bit.im sure it will be found one day.i am left with knowing I saw a amazing sight.

[@IsaiahRogers380]

Witnessed the same thing happen! I was checking the mail and as I turned around to go back to the house, something landed or would’ve landed if it didn’t burn up maybe 30 yards away from my backyard

[@DynamicOwl13]

A friend and my dog saw one that was a bright whitish green color and it crashed into Keho lake in Southern Alberta. I was told my dog growled as the light appeared while they were driving. I'm not sure what to make of people who wouldn't believe anyone that witnessed a meteorite, it's like saying science is gobbledegook lol

[@AlphaChimpEnergy]

I metal detect and always study weird rocks and never bothered educating myself on a meteorites characteristics. Thanks for the lesson.

[@alexkaragiannis7078]

This is exactly how I found 2 stones that where calling like metal on the detector 😂

[@josephrodelli426]

This guy's voice can turn a thriller into a romantic bedtime story 🥱

[@americanvalorpatriot3689]

A number of years ago,I was walking along a river bank ( In Vermont ,U.S.A ) and found a small ( three x one x two inch) chunk of weird metallic stone . It was very magnetic and was not sharp yet did look like it was a small fragment of a larger body of iron rich material . As I recall on one surface it looked like a smooth, metallic , thin veneer of shiny iron formed a "skin" on said surface . This smooth surface looked like it had been heated to very high temperatures .The rest of the specimen looked like it had a very light patina of deep rust on all the other surfaces . This small rock was also unusually heavy for its size. Honestly, I believe that this iron rich stone was a meteor fragment . Unfortunately I had a house fire and lost my rather extensive rock/mineral collection . I am slowly building up my collection but have yet to find a rock like the one mentioned . I am hopeful .

[@daveman5860]

Sounds like magnetite. Very heavy, very hard, very magnetic. Is dark black usually with a rainbow Sheen held in the light just so. Can have smooth or sharp edges depending where it's been. I tried to polish sharp edge and it took forever to get it to be smooth, and I have extensive experience and polishing Stone and metal etc.. there are other iron ore type Stones you will find, that also May resemble what you have described.

[@jakobbentley8650]

Good luck, I foresee you finding one the very next time you go for a simple stroll or hounding period 👌

[@Thappadmaarpahalwan5544]

House fire? Must be aliens are searching for their precious stone piece.

[@palokgongo6257]

Sir today I found same stone

[@bleepbleep1961]

@@Thappadmaarpahalwan5544 You would think that Rocks and Meteorites would survive a House Fire ....

[@scuzzy5005]

I was using a 100 lbs strength neodymium magnet in the lake to find random stuff and I found a smooth, black, magnetic rock. 99% chance it wasn't a meteorite but I am glad I found this video, now I can perform extra tests for the future.

[@cheripotter6428]

One of the most accurate videos on meteorites . Thanks for the knowledge.

[@ant-1382]

Friend of mine owns a large acerage, that has been in his family for 3 generations. Every year when the fields are plowed, he walks them looking for arrow heads, as their was a native summer camp there in the past. Finds a strange looking stone,and takes it home. Went to see him one afternoon, the stone is on the steps of his front porch. I was imediately drawn to it, knowing a little about meteorites. It was black, sculpted, covered with shallow dimples, and very heavy for it's size. Have to try some of your sugestions to verify, but I'm pretty sure it's a meteorite.

[@user-el2po9og7x]

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[@isabellavalencia8026]

I hope it is!

[@ant-1382]

@@isabellavalencia8026 I am pretty certain that it is. Now just to convince my friend of it's potential value. Not that he would likely sell it, but just appreciate it for what it is. It's not that big smaller than my fist, but!! It is heavy. By comparison I have a chunk of rich ore - ( gold, platinum, copper, silver, etc. ) from a local mine about the same size, the one he has is noticeably heavier.

[@notadaytrader]

I own a piece of the Sikote-Alin meteor! How these fragments from a debris field end up in the hands of collectors all around the world amazes me.

[@ScottWConvid19]

Thanx for doing the video. My son found one on my roof. Just seeing where it was found was enough for me, but it passes every test except the "window." I really didn't want to grind it.

[@karylkidd1232]

Thank you. Enjoy the basic tests. Adds some fun to my fossil hunting in the rare case I see a meteorite.

[@MrMic-kp3ww]

The best video on this topic I saw so far. Thank you!

[@wavescrashinginside]

Fantastic clear concise instructions how to identify a meteorite in the field, thank you so much

[@mysticnomad3577]

They are actually called lodestones. They are not meteorites coming from outer space. This video is a fallacy.

[@doc2help]

Thank you for doing this! At least I have a place to start.

[@brianbrewster6532]

Thank you very much for this informative video. I may be going to Arizona soon and I now feel confident I'll be able to successfully identify a space rock from a terrestrial rock.

[@rocksland1]

Me too

[@Larrymarx]

Thank you for taking the time to make and post this excellent video in identify a *Meteorite*

[@2HighNoon]

That’s so crazy.. I know I’ve left meteorites in the field thinking they were ordinary rocks. I know less than 1% really were but still, I’ve seen that exact thing more than once and disregarded it. Now I know what to do when I see something like it in the future. Thank you, hopefully one day one will be a good one and I’ll know it. 😊

[@SpotTheOdd123]

good luck on your find 👍

[@stolearovigor281]

😂😂😂😂🙉

[@byrongreen2167]

I have found several of them too ,friend and didn’t know what they were and left them…(I’m in south-central ohio)…at least two of them were baseball sized rocks….very heavy and iron based….

[@missmamtube]

I always wanted to know just how to tell if a rock was just a rock or a meteorite. Thank you for sharing with us all. Blessings !

[@sherryneels8940]

AAxaqswas

[@gregoryodom9300]

Great video and info. Short and sweet and to the point.

[@rocksland1]

Exactly

[@cherilynnfisher5658]

Thank you! I'll be looking for them. Where I live it should be fairly easy to find many candidates for testing.

[@poolbear2160]

I found one in the Arivaca Desert of Arizona about 5 years ago. It weighs 32 grams. I just bought a geode kit for my 4 and 5 year old grandsons. get 'em started early.

[@erijaqrab5480]

A very good video, please watch it several times to understand the details. I am a geologist, and I have learned a few important points.

[@rocksland1]

M not a geologist but learn too much

[@rodneycaupp5962]

Thanks a trillion Nano Diamonds for this gem of a video. I subscribed. I look at Impact rocks all day long now, from an impact in my Town. "Perfect information in this video, I'll use all my life". I taught a 5 year old and a 7 year old, how to hunt Chondral Meteorites, with rare earth magnets. They have found dozens and dozens of the grain sized Chondrals. I have found many rocks with Chondral Iron in them, confirmed by magnet, and cutting windows in the rocks. WE were slammed hard enough, by Comet fragments, that lava rose to the surface in this Cratonic area of the Midwest.

[@ahmedmostafa843]

السلام عليكم ارجو المساعده لدي احجار كريمه متاكد منها تم قياس الكثافه والصلبه ويوجد لدي حجر بريشيا القمري ارجو ارسال واتس اب او انستجرام لارسال بعض الصور والفيديوهات

[@VTPSTTU]

Someone once showed me a meteorite that had been polished and etched. This one was almost entirely metal and showed tremendous twinning of the microstructure.

[@misterchristopher8857]

Excellent first, basic overview. Thank you.

[@foerdie]

This actually helped me find a real meteorite Thank you

[@stonemason4902]

Dead Kidney Thief, walked past a stone, later wondered about it, went back, picked it up, washed it today, put a magnet next to it a rare earth one, nothing happened, set it aside. Disappointment. Watched the first couple of minutes of this vid. Cut piece of string - sandwiched two rare earth magnet at end of string, dangled it near rock, string moved and magnets attached to rock !! This would not have happened without this video. Have used this vid already and am very grateful to time effort spent by Blue Sky presenting it Have now got a rock weighing a kilo or more which needs further testing.

[@WALLACE7084]

he's wrong anyway not all meteorites are magnetic.

[@blackopal3138]

And hopefully a firm grasp of the concept of 'Friction' too!

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou for sharing this interesting information. I will look at rocks more carefully now.

[@mmnnra55]

Thanks for that good information it could be very useful I come across crazy looking rocks all the time. But I never gave them much thought

[@racheldrey8610]

I live in Needles, cali, we live in the desert Me and my 2 kids, like to rock collect, and this video helped me teach my kids that we were now searching for treasure. thanks so much, we have a lot of stones that pass all three tests...... Now what????

[@plzjustcallme_light7063]

Now what? You put them in your ears, mouth and nose and you become extraterrestrial.

[@kylec4708]

May I ask have you used the Moh's Test against a regular diamond? What type environment and country were they found. I'm a big fan and an enthusiast. I'd love to see more of your findings. And possibly get your take on a few of mine.

[@kylec4708]

Apologies I didn't know it was a meteorite.

[@richardeverett7124]

My son an I walked through the fields that are covered mostly in white sand in the bare areas. The next day cutting through there again we found a black rock by our footprints from the day before. I ran the metal detector over it an it went off . I threw it in my pocket. A few days later I dumped all the little things that were found in a vase where it sat for a couple years. I was cleaning out the stuff an came across it again. I used a hacksaw an cut it open an polished one piece. It cut as part metal an part stone. The metal in it has never rusted even after handlingit with sweaty hands. There's also small round lighter colored areas also. It sticks very well to magnets. Everyone always says its not a meteor but well always say they would like first dibs on looking at it. The rocks in our area are limestone, those iron nodules, chert and that pure clear silica rock that one can see through. We don't have anything around here that even remotely looks like basalt on the outside. There aren't any railroads nearby nor is it old slag. I really don't know what it is I just like it. It just sits in the cabinet with other stuff I find interesting When I took geology in college we handled a lot of meteors that were cool. They had a lot of stuff in storage they had collected including several closed up crates of uranium ore they didn't even know was there. I do know where a rock hit while I was sitting an watching my goats graze. A streak came straight down over there in the clay an grass. I heard it hit hard with a thud The grass was at the time waist high an the clay was soft from lots of rain. I spent weeks looking around for it. I didn't have a metal detector at the time an had to just dig around in the grass. There's a dip in that field that made it difficult to locate the place it hit. Never could find what it was . My thoughts on it was it could have been an airline part. Right above my head at 30 + thousand feet are all the planes going north out of Florida .Later the property was sold an the owners that dumped the contents of their new shed over the area. Now the grass an dog fennel keeps growing up every year an it 6 feet tall with young pines mixed in.

[@whitewolf2907]

Hey I found something on a Beach in New England what has a lot of the features of a meteorite but could also be a slag. Would you be able to take a peek on some pics?

[@russellgagne1266]

I had a pet rock in the 70s that looked just like that. Old folks will know what I mean.

[@freqeist]

I collect Iron Pyrite nodules I really like them, their shape etc not magnetic though unless my magnet is poor but presumably there is iron in the Pyrites or the name, well you know.

[@MostPowerfulPMofIndia]

Cool channel I love it. Fascination with meteors. I have never seen one. I am so a passionate about space.

[@eduardohowcomedf6971]

Great teacher . I love how you get straight to the point, please if possible create and upload how to spot gold fools gold how to do simple test on diamonds fools diamonds thx greetings from southern California ( Hemet ..

[@stanleybest8833]

Fourth test: it fell from the sky, glowing yellow. It took 20 minutes to cool down. It has a bubbly surface and sharp fractures from breaking off a bigger rock. Don't touch it hot. It can severely incinerate your fingers .

[@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179]

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[@marks6663]

6:04 holy shit. A sleeve an inch away from being sucked in by the belt sander and the frame.

[@andicantu6490]

Without water the dust is airborne. Andromeda strain?

[@jeffhooper3447]

it's spinning the other way.

[@jellis270]

OMG!! This is almost as good as "Neature Walk"!!

[@antientdude1100]

Good info, thank you for sharing.

[@thewisemanwalks]

Ok, I went through all the techniques shown and the last, when sanded.....bright metal flecks, it even sparked. Found this fist sized baby in a stream bed along with several other possible meteorite pieces and I'd say that the iron content is extreme. Probably even greater than 30% as it pulls a regular magnet from over 3 inches away from it and a strong magnet from nearly 4-5 inches. After old Wormouth Brothers Foundry went out of business I obtained the conveyor belt nose magnets for separating iron from the black sand and they can easily lock on to over 50 pound objects so we drag the streams and dried beds for them before but we'll be going out more often now to find even more of these goodies :) My thanks for these easy to grasp techniques,, will take a pic and post on your FB for your opinion.

[@joeboyer7180]

Stream beds are the best place. Some come in on old comets, so it won't have the entry burn. This guy is a newbie.

[@blackopal3138]

@@joeboyer7180 - Actually, she was never heard from again. Turned out to be a boulder of uranium, go figure

[@rob864guy]

If you're going to use a super strong magnet, you may want to have a sheet of rubber on the surface, otherwise you could cause your target to fracture upon impact with the magnet.

[@battalion151R]

As a paperboy, I always looked for weird rocks in my customer's driveways. One guy got his gravel from someplace that had a ton of iron pyrite. Anyhow, I found a small rock ( 1.5" x 4"), that checked all the boxes. When I left home, I left it at my parent's, and have no idea where it went.

[@donnavorce8856]

Probably sitting in the front or back yard after your dad tossed it out there. ; )

[@michaeltshuma8847]

Thank you for the video, I have a stone like that, did the magnet test and it attracted the magnet, didn't know how else to test it but your video just helped me. Who buys them ?

[@mydiscover3874]

Hello, very interesting as a video. Please, I have a question about your magnet: Can you tell me the strength capacity of your magnet that you used in the test? Is it: N35, N4 or the strongest N52? As I will be referring to your test, it will be better to use the same magnet that you have used. Thank you in advance.

[@ronaldvankuijk6604]

Any magnet works yunis

[@tanlain4381]

Meteorite was known as the axes of thunderstorm in Asian. People were buying from Villagers. No more than $100 (US) they are heavy but not too big the same size of Axe.

[@lessopinion9707]

Dont let this be the only info that you get on the subject.

[@davidblocker3303]

Yeah lunar and Martian meteorites aren’t magnetic

[@oobeeman]

Yeah, im not too sure about meteorites having no holes either...watch the 10 most expensive meteorites....

[@ConcretorumAzoth]

hes wrong about moldavite/agnimanitite

[@ruhsexperimentsgliesperimentid]

Nice, useful tutorial, thanks!

[@user-gd6hi8rh8t]

I am praying that everyone who takes this picture will help them in whatever way they can

[@scottwilkinson3338]

I found a bead that was totally encased in rock. It had artwork on it and I believe it is made from a piece if an iron meteorite. It is the same size and has the same exact features as one in the Smithsonian institute that came from the meteorite in Anoku, Missouri. It is in very good condition.

[@chadlebbing4960]

What did you do with it?

[@WHDRWN]

@@chadlebbing4960 skipped it

[@jonabaker]

You need to correct 3:52. Not all meteorites have iron in them.

[@barackoli5930]

100 percent true I found a 20gram non ferrous meteorite a couple of years ago

[@bongjamesbong3245]

very true ! not all meteorites have meteorites in them and also not all meteorites have dimples that are visible.

[@heritageimpex2046]

yes, I have collected meteorites from a a forest area in Delhi ,India ,they are meteorites and none of them show magnetic property.

[@terryryan9772]

Your right

[@nickmuffin1722]

heritageimpex how did you verified them?!

[@naturalbeauty7045]

Thank you for sharing information. I think I found this stone but firstly I may have to test this stone.

[@TheSerpentEagle]

You can use a compass also it'll show you the iron content in a meteorite

[@Thebald1]

I found 2 about 3 years ago and I even seen it when it was falling from the sky.. the bigger one is about the size of a golf ball and the other one is about an 1 1/4 and it comes to somewhat of a point .. but the cool thing about it is that they interlock with one another like a puzzle piece.. and very dense and heavy

[@jakekostinec4634]

u actually watch it fall?

[@jameswhite8968]

@@jakekostinec4634 if stars fell on Alabama in 1833. we sure have rocks like them!

[@indridcold8433]

I was digging when a very ordinary looking, smoother, dark, rock stuck to my shovel. It was actually quite a powerful magnetic stone. I still have it because I thought it to be a meteorite.

[@rocksland1]

Wow

[@TheGreatest1974]

I think it’s called a ‘lode stone’?

[@indridcold8433]

@@TheGreatest1974 I believe it could be lode stone. But there was no magnatite around. It may still be lode stone. It just would seem there would be more magnetite and lode stone than just one round fragment.

[@mikesanders4012]

Slow down cowboy, that intro had some deep thoughts to chew on

[@OSRS_KQs]

Are these valuable if you find them? Does size/type change the value? Who do I contact to sell/appraise/validate them? Thanks.

[@rictrexell2118]

My uncle was a rock hound and one time I found a rock and he said it was a leverite. He said I should 'leave her rite' where it laid.

[@williamlugo448]

Ric Trexell ,sir why would he tell you that, and is that particular rock a rock that was worth anything.

[@egreenie3819]

Ric Trexell Wish someone would have told me that about the ex wife. Leave 'er right where I found 'er....lol

[@diwahara8730]

lol

[@holysmokeDC]

lol...Sounds like good advice👌 from experience.

[@bbqbob5128]

And there's another rock named a "Goofer". Goo' fer nothing at all.

[@mikelobello6737]

thanks very clear and concise

[@jerryfacts9749]

It is interesting to find an actual meteorite. From what I was told there are instances where a meteorites that do not contain iron. Most do contain some iron. There has been property damage from meteorites. Some have hit and damaged cars, injured and killed people, and damaged buildings.

[@jadenvlotman7750]

Meteorites don't have holes you said. But they can have small pin-sized holes that looks like they have been poked by a needle or something

[@wiekvanvenetie3797]

JadenVlotman no

[@bhupainderpathania1252]

well said

[@bhupainderpathania1252]

sir I have one metriod ,500 grams in round shaped and one round ring of brown colour is apear in one size. I want to sale this metriod plz help me 09805697481

[@christopherwright9457]

I have a question; Do some meteorites have alloy metals that are not magnetic? For example, nickel and other high alloys are not magnetic at all.

[@OkalaborationO]

I know a giant one passed by earth a few years ago that was mostly platinum. It actually incited a commercial interest in mining extra terrestrial meteorites

[@isabellavalencia8026]

Alloys are made by man arnt they?

[@Kazlauskas8]

Very informative! Thank you!

[@MikeBanks2003]

I knew a place where there were literally hundreds of them--but they were all small and were pretty much metallic fragments. Magnets pick them up, and erosion leaves them on the surface. They are almost 100% iron. Some of them are a mixture of iron and contain phenolic compounds--we called them carbonaceous chondrites.

[@alroybarrow]

I just attended an 8:5 minute geology class on meteorites now im ready to conquer the universe (:

[@mikescott8533]

Almost got hit by a big rock falling from the sky that was like a fire ball is this a meteor

[@DS-kn4bs]

How do you test the nonmagnetic meteorites ? There are some very rare meteorites that have no metal at all.

[@ReneeNme]

Meteorites that won't attract a magnet are called Chondrites. Identifying whether or not you are in possession of a Chondrite can be tricky business. It takes quite a bit of traversing online blogs on the subject.

[@DS-kn4bs]

***** Thanks.

[@ReneeNme]

Dan Swan Actually, I should have been clearer. There are 4 groups of Chondrites. 3 groups that will attract a magnet to varying degrees ( Groups 1~3 ) and 1 group that will weakly attract magnets, if at all. The latter being the " LL Group ". The subtype class of the LL Group that won't attract a magnet at all are very rare, btw. Courtesy of the net: LL Group " This group represents the least common class of ordinary chondrites since it includes just about 1,100 members (again, including probable pairings). The "LL" stands for "low iron" and "low metal" reflecting that LL chondrites usually contain a weight percentage of 19 to 22% total iron, but only 1 to 3% free metal. Hence, they are only weakly attracted to a magnet. Like the other ordinary chondrites, the LL chondrites show petrologic types from 1 - 7, but the distribution of types shows no distinct peak. The most common LL chondrites are LL6 and LL5 with about 400 members each. More unequilibrated types such as LL4 and LL3 are much more rare with just about 70 members each. The olivine in LL chondrites is more iron-rich than in the other ordinary chondrites, and this implies that the LL chondrites must have formed under more oxidizing conditions than the H or L chondrites. Older literature lists the LL chondrites often as "amphoterites" since they were thought to be a connecting link between chondrites and achondrites, but this name is misleading and no longer in use. Scientists are still searching for a probable parent body for the LL group. One small main belt asteroid, 3628 Boznemcová, has been spotted which exhibits a similar reflectance spectrum to the spectra of the LL chondrites, but with a diameter of just 7 km it seems to be too small to be regarded as the original parent body of the LL members. Maybe it's just a fragment of a common ancestor which links the LL chondrites to 3628 Boznemcová, and further research will still have to find the real source of the LL chondrites within the dense population of NEOs crossing Earth's orbit ". I found all this out through research after during a rock hunt, I found what I suspected might be a meteorite a few weeks ago. I excitedly took it home after the find and put a powerful magnet to it ... nothing. I felt dejected at first ( because like a dummy I thought that everything meteoric that fell to Earth would always attract a magnet ...WRONG !!! ), but as I rolled the thing around in my hands and studied its appearance it told me I had something worth following up on. After my research, then contacting a meteor specialist online and providing him with pictures of my find, it turned out I was right. I had found a LL Group~Chondrite. Found a large fossilized tooth that day also.

[@chadsimmons6347]

Hey Dan Swan , do you ever use or have access to a spectrometer ? Even though almost all (weird) rocks or minerals ARE-NOT meteorites , some of them are so cool we still want to know what they are ,or what they are made of & thank you for your very good comment (sir)

[@DS-kn4bs]

Chad Simmons I don't know what that is lol. I have a small rock that I picked up when metal detecting. It set the detector off but when I put a magnate on it, it doesn't stick. It's kind of silver gray in color with a crystal look to it. Just thought it'd be nice to know hat it was. Probably some kind of raw ore.

[@iLetStudio]

S Drs a lot meteorites in the philippines..huge giant rock so whats the benefits? How much

[@u2ooberboober]

I found a small magnetic rock that looks like a meteorite. Very strange looking with some shiny raised edges. When I get it wet it smells like a mix between wet concrete and metal. Its a unique smell that lingers in the nose for a while.

[@ValorWarrior5258]

I found a rock that was black, and rusted. It had Iron bubbles on it. The top and two sodes were smooth. The underside was like bumpy thumbprints all over it. It was a rock between the size of a small-medium watermelon. It weighed about 15-20 pounds. It was a beautiful rock. I suspected it to be lava rock, because of the ripples underneath. It had alot of iron in it. The fact I found it in the woods in Southern Tennessee, made me curious how a “ lava raovk would be that far away from the nearest active volcanoes( mexico and Hawaii). I left the rock there and have wished a thousand times I would have drilled into it to see what the inside looks like!!!!

[@danpollard6648]

Don't forget the volcanoes in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Oregon and Washington. Never cared that much to go back east and look at the geology.

[@rodrigoappendino]

But how do you know meteorites always have iron?

[@arizwebfoot]

Not all do, but 99.5% have iron and nickle in them.

[@Chelsea123Chii]

I found one in a stream bed, it was the only one of its kind within a few acres (I was looking for specific stones) it has a bluish tint almost like peacock ore. I read online that it may have water and organic compounds. I’m not sure what to do with it. Any suggestions?

[@cerulean22b69]

the rock i found has some characteristics of a meteorite but then it doesn't pass every test exactly, but its still an odd rock to me. it does not attract a magnet, it is a dark Grey color that if you look really closely you can see that its actually a mixture of grey and brown (but this is hard to see, you need good lighting and a magnifying glass) it has no holes, some very slight sharp edges on one side but they aren't really noticeable unless you run your finger over it. the rest of the rock is very smooth, slightly wavy surface one one side, flat on the other and has a waxy shine to it. under a magnifying glass you can see tiny little pits all over it and even smaller little shiny specks. there are some larger pits in it too and some small long indentations on one side. i probably shouldn't have but going by what i have read about making a "window" i did grind down a little bit of one end, the dust that came off of it was white, it had a metallic sheen when the dust was on the stone. i washed the dust off of it and at first the inside of the stone looked like the outside, it has the exact same dark grey color, but if you shift it in the light there is a light grey metallic shine to it. i put it in direct sunlight and i could see there was kind of an iridescent sheen in the metallic part i had ground down. i wonder, could this still be a meteorite? even if it doesn't pass every test?

[@gachaghost171]

What if u found a meteorite on a beach would the surface area be different to a one found on land?

[@angelacheveyo1727]

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[@dyslexiusmaximus]

meteorites can be weathered so the texture test only apply's to them if they are not too badly weathered. my dad knew nothing about meteorites except that they were rocks that fell from space and burnt up in the atmosphere when he saw a dark rock half sticking out of the ground in the Gibson desert he told me that he instantly knew it had fallen from space. he rekons it was just obvious for what ever reason. he dug it up and carried it in his back pack 5 km to his car. the fucking thing weighed 14kg hahaha. me and my sister where young and had done a shorter walk with my mum so we missed out. it was still one of the coolest days of my life. my dad and i have been obsessed with meteorites ever since. despite looking we haven't found any since hahaha. we donated it to the Australian Museum in sydney and are eagerly weighting to hear what information they can tell us about it. some sit in plane sight and are easy to identify and others blend in with terrestrial rocks its all just luck.

[@osamabinladen824]

@@dyslexiusmaximus Hey. Any updates? Can I see a picture?

[@blackopal3138]

No, but it would have a better tan

[@filipvalov]

I need to show some pictures somewhere..?

[@1liltigerette]

Thank you for the information. Mine passed all the test. Woo hoo. now what! lol

[@garymingy8671]

Bravo , ok I brought one home , what secondary tests can I try , preferably for cheap .free or with borrowed tools. Also what are the last ten tests to do , ?

[@yunuslengeranli6807]

Thanks for the detail information.

[@randybeard6040]

I watched a Meteorite fall in my front yard years ago and found it, it had a very sulphurous smell and was magnetic...

[@chetogan2087]

pyrite

[@sanjusaini1785]

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[@Magicks]

"hematite is a common METEORWRONG." lol

[@unique2dou964]

What if you pull it out of Lake Michigan where it was worn by waves for many years? How will you know then? Looks like iron, is magnetic, has stone within, abnormaly heavy for its size.

[@artcflowers]

You're fun! I love your intro sound effects. 😉🤣🤣🤣

[@getAMCIVideos]

Nice info video, I've learned a lot from this.

[@haseinelsharkawy8672]

حسين من مصر عندى احجار نيزيكيه تزن 2كجرام

[@lunageologist]

There are meteorites that have very little to no iron (mars and moon meteorites), however, they are very rare, and very hard to differentiate from other more common meteorites. If you have a fusion crust, but it is not magnetic, this does not mean its a meteor-wrong, just that its 99% possible not a meteorite.

[@webofspiders917]

Could I send you some pictures of what I have I would like other people's views and opinions Thankyou

[@RonHudgens-ck5qe]

The ONLY way a meteorite could be from the moon or Mars would be if either of them were hit by another space rock OF a VERY VERY VERY large size. ..

[@martinmallasch2814]

I found a 500 plus pound plus meteorite in a creek, had no iron. Had definite signs of heating and hydraulic plucking from entry into the atmosphere. Too big to carry out and definitely solid stone. No other stones in the creek has the same shape

[@drewb.5419]

Bro your all denim outfit is dope my guy. Perfect clothing for the field ;)

[@VondaInWonderland]

Thanks for the string idea ♥

[@bootsmcgee2545]

That's what I said about the tampon

[@rudolphhohnenberg2809]

Well, i can tell you here in Chile, in a Small Town called German Village, i found on my Mother's backyard a very heavy chunk of Black rock. I ve always believed it is a meteorite. We dont Know how that rock came or fell DOWN, neither when. One Day it just appeared on The ground. This rock is black, very smooth, holeless, and extraordinarily heavy. We always joke with visitors, we give the rock for them to see, without saying how heavy it is, and we laugh when we see their hands fall to the ground.

[@BRIANOKEEFFE1]

I go out for a walk with the Metal Detector and have been keeping a small collection of the rocks it sets off. Ill have to have a look through them.

[@greatdivaschannel251]

Good tests !

[@debbiemitchell6055]

What about rocks that push away a rare earth magnet(neodymium)? Have found some odd very heavy rocks that make my old compass go crazy and deflect my rare earth magnet. Confused as to what the rock is????

[@swirling5418]

Deb mitchell interesting

[@SuperDave-vj9en]

Deb mitchell That's what you get for using Chinese rare earth magnets! They are always looking to pull (or push) a fast one on you!

[@christianbuczko1481]

That's not possible to always push a magnet away. It sounds like the rock is magnetic itself, rotating the magnet 180degrees should make them attract. To be strongly magnetic in that way means it was formed in a hot environment with a strong magnetic field present, so is most likely not a meteor. It could be magnatite. But an expert should look if your not certain.

[@muddsmugglers]

You have a very rare Stone there. You should contact me

[@Flashbackjacko]

It's a unipole.

[@linuxbrad]

It's strange to me that every meteor is ferrous or sticks to a magnet. Arent there other types of (non ferrous) rocks out there that can re-enter the atmosphere?

[@edschissel9109]

Yes

[@adt83live]

Achondrites

[@chrisblack8464]

We found 1 in a 10ft round crater in Nevada county CA. It was 3 pieces . It filled a 5 gal. Bucket over half way. He put it in storage.

[@Roel922]

Cool. if you are into Chemistry you could also determine the chemical composition. You need then to look for high amounts of metals that are rare on Earth. Metoerites with high amount of Iron should also have a specific cristal structure in them when you slice them. I'm a outdoor guy and I hope to one day stumble across a meteorite.

[@200_MXP]

always fun to acquire information you'll never use in your life

[@cristianarcila473]

hahahahaha Right?

[@richardmcginnis5344]

+Kidney Thief are you kidding me? university's buy those things. some for a few bucks, others for thousands of dollars

[@200_MXP]

Richard Mcginnis I'll let you know when I find a meteorite in the middle of the city

[@thegamingsith449]

+Kidney Thief good luck finding one! Wait, you can't. you don't know how to identify it. But its probably fine, you may encounter one worth thousands, and through your vast intelect you can magically know its a meteorite!! You truly are the chosen one. no need for stupid videos like this!

[@richardmcginnis5344]

they look almost like rail road slag. and this isn't a useless video for those who have the time to go looking, i have never found one but i do live by the ocean and have found ambergris. though you can't sell it in america you can ship it to other countries that still have no laws against it

[@Ravedaze.]

I'd love to own a meteorite!

[@xINTENSORx]

Ravedaze I have one I’ll sell you

[@rr7firefly]

That surface texture test runs contrary to the famous Willamette Meterorite, which has lots of holes and sharp edges.

[@markfox1545]

Why has poster unilaterally decided that all meteorites contain iron? Strange.

[@aidanmurray7453]

i found one in Massachusetts that is magnetic, has some textures of fusion crust in it, and i found in a place where a meteorite hit but it has holes in it. i found it on a beach so could that have caused the holes to emerge? it has the rust and everything but i know for a fact i don't have any volcanoes here. someone please help

[@Jkstolz]

Aidan Murray Sounds like slag.

[@chapter4444]

Really amazing video!

[@kennethlauer4735]

As a truck driver I see them all the time. Saw 3 in one shift driving in Nebraska and Wyoming.

[@audreypfeifer9194]

I read everything I can find on the subject of meteorites. One article stated that using a magnet on a meteorite destroys any scientific value that the meteorite would have had. That was about ten years ago. Since then I have never been able to find anything in print that would give more information on this; whether it is true or not. I have asked two authors of articles on meteorites if this is true. That is if they invited comments. No response. I wonder if this indicates that no one knows, or if it is known to most likely be true but since it is the most convenient and widely used way to ID meteorites no one wants to upset the Apple cart, so to speak. So I’m putting it out there: Is it true that exposing a meteorite to a magnet irrevocably changes the meteorite’s structure in some way? If so, are most collectors’ meteorites useless except as something to simply possess - to handle and to look at or maybe to sell - but nothing else?

[@deenanthekemoni5567]

The Government blind steals and seals any meteorite identification information constantly. It ties into the 'born poor' theory, where they intentionally remove ANY possibility of low income people striking it rich. Just like how they simply removed the value of bearer bonds, they made them worthless overnight, intentionally, because too many poor people were finding/inheriting them and recieving substantial payouts in return, it infuriated the Government because nobody is supposed to have any money but the Elites. Look it up, bearer bonds are worthless in 2022, and people should have LOST it when they first did that, but hardly anyone knew. I feel as though this Meteorite info debacle is directly related in context, "keep them poor." 🙄

[@dvnobles]

@Protista protista What information is it going to destroy? The alien hard drive inside?

[@dannobles8028]

@Protista protista What's wrong Protista, can't comprehend a joke?

[@GPCTM]

3:46 "failing the magnet test means it is NOT a meteorite". Not true.

[@mastertvvlog2023]

Why not true you mean all meteorite are magnetic

[@GPCTM]

no, that's what he's saying. some meteorites are not magnetic. they are extremely rare but still saying that is simply wrong; I understand why it's the general rule saying that but don't like it.

[@kayaxen3290]

Yes and the non magnetic meteorites are worth the most